covenants

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Dimon says creditors are making more aggressive and positive assumptions about future performance, covenants are weakening, there’s more use of payment-in-kind, more aggressive private ratings and more arbitrage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A clause placed in thousands of L.A. property deeds in 1902 restricted housing covenants at the time West Adams Heights and many other L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

The order bans new restrictive covenants which prohibit land being used for a supermarket.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Walmart and other major retailers have made the situation even worse by including restrictive covenants in the deeds of old buildings, which prevent other retailers from using the space for competitive purposes.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2024

But Achilles answered, “Madman. There are no covenants between sheep and wolves, nor between you and me.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton