clauses

Example Sentences

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In the lawsuit, Wynn-Williams alleges that after she was fired, she signed a severance agreement, which included a non-disparagement agreement and mandatory arbitration clauses, under duress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Even new artists are receiving agreements that include “AI rights clauses as a standard condition of signing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

This led to a change in the rules, with the two competitions inserting reciprocal clauses in their regulations.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

The current draft of the memorandum of understanding lacks binding clauses on Iran’s nuclear file, the mediators and Iranian state media said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

But otherwise the subjunctive is found only in subordinate clauses, generally with mandative verbs and adjectives, which indicate that something is demanded or required: I insist that she be kept in the loop.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker