clause
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Salinas had a relatively low release clause, but Atletico Madrid were favourites to sign him.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The 14th Amendment says that the citizenship clause applies to people who are “subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.”
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
The owners’ underlying pitch then was that the reserve clause was crucial for the very survival of the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Of such solid stuff was the pound sterling made that nobody seems to have asked for an inflation-escalator clause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Perhaps no aspect of the HUD regulatory regime has been as controversial, however, as the “no-fault” clause contained in every public housing lease.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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In practice, these clauses don’t capture the complexity of surrogacy dynamics.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Additionally, many of these contracts contain conditional requirements or cancellation clauses in case build-outs stall.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Some sellers reported having to sign clauses waiving their right to compensation in the event of a drone strike on warehouse facilities.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Current clauses may refer to 'severe' or 'extreme' weather, but the definitions for these can vary and currently no providers go as far as to specify criteria such as maximum temperatures."
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
There always seem to be escape clauses which can account for anything.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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