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A spokesperson for Sir Sadiq told the BBC the West Ham lease was "a bad financial deal for Londoners" signed under the previous mayor, with no break clause and "significant losses to the taxpayer".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

An eternity clause prevents key articles of its constitution protecting human dignity, democracy and the rule of law from ever being amended, no matter which party is in power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Canadian and Mexican officials as well as members of Congress saw this coming, warning during the original hearings that a mandatory review clause would create the uncertainty that discourages investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Painter stressed that the Founding Fathers were so afraid of foreign influence — and the possibility of getting dragged into alliances and wars — that they put provisions like that clause in the Constitution.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

In this sentence we have the phrase In Sophocles’play as a modifier of the clause Oedipus married his mother.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Right now, she said, she is working on prenups with these clauses for three different couples.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

Non-compete clauses, preventing coaches taking on a job with a rival team for a set amount of time, are also common.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

With these conditionals, anything goes: you can use pretty much any tense in the if and then clauses, depending only on when the relevant events take place or are discovered.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker