covenant
Example Sentences
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To do otherwise is to betray the covenant between California taxpayers and the UC system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Cooper said they are being especially selective about individual credits, choice of manager and covenant protection, but attracted by much higher yields potentially on offer.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
One of these said alterations had been "clearly shown" using Google Earth satellite imagery, which Mr Milne said was a "breach of the aforesaid covenant".
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
In 1636, a small band traveled deep into the Connecticut River Valley, north of Hartford, and established rural towns through a covenant with the Pocumtuck Indians.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
It’s as though we were all sworn to the same secret covenant, so secret we don’t even know what we belong to.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
Vocabulary lists containing covenant
Hamilton
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The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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World Religions
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