clause
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Sumner called the guarantee clause “a sleeping giant in the Constitution, never until this war awakened,” that “now comes forward with a giant’s power.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Luckily for Germany, it will escape public rebuke because of a clause allowing for exemptions related to defence spending, which the country has ramped up in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Borden, it has long stressed that congressional action under this clause “could not be questioned in a judicial tribunal.”
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
The next potential step would have been Article 5: the mutual defence clause, under which an attack on one member is considered an attack on all.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
“Had it in her hand. So that’s clause three of the Code of Wand Use broken, for a start. No non-human creature is permitted to carry or use a wand.”
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing clause
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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