covenant

Example Sentences

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If politicians, news outlets, and civic organizations adopted a “civic covenant for the AI age,” much like current journalistic standards, could we create a healthier public square?

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025

There’s no better leading indicator of market psychology than real-time covenant changes, which show where the smart money is quietly hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork directed the company to shut down the scrap yard for good and sign a land covenant that would prohibit future recycling on the site.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

Not as a shield from discomfort but as a covenant for the world we still have a chance to build for all of us.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

In law, a covenant is a contract or other agreement between people or groups, in which they agree to do or not do a particular thing.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz