clause
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At the Kirkby academy, phones are handed in on a morning and there is a clause in contracts with a maximum engine size limit for cars that are driven into academy premises.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It would likely have been a higher transfer fee if the player's contract did not have a release clause.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
They are urging the government to use a break clause that would prevent the contract being renewed beyond March 2027.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The panel cited the elections clause of the U.S.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Yossarian was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Health Minister Roma Chilengi said earlier this week that clauses requiring Zambia to send biological specimens to the US had been removed, and that the agreement would not allow the sharing of individual patient records.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
If I were a member of Congress, I could introduce a bill with two clauses: one a statement supporting America’s moms, and another forcing everyone to eat kale.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Instead of discussing how Fury and Joshua match up, the conversation became about promoters, contractual clauses, competing egos and whether the fight would happen at all.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
General Assembly resolved to remove the enemy state clauses but has never been acted on, as changing the charter requires the approval of the five permanent members of the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Let’s have no clauses at all beyond the basic rules of interference and see what happens,” Hector says.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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