clause
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The capital at Brighthouse’s captive reinsurance unit “looks low relative to investment risk,” Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analysts wrote in June, adding the clause about potential changes contributes to the deal’s “above average risk.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Old Trafford club have paid an initial £65m, plus a potential £5m in add-ons, for the 22-year-old, while Brighton have negotiated a sell-on clause.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A great example comes from 1975 and the reserve clause controversy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
"They cannot find even a single clause in this agreement that indicates capitulation. All the commitments concern the other side," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
More important, the ad’s use of like with a clause was not a recent corruption.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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They really are totally uncontroversial, and both clauses were seen as, like, these original anti-corruption, anti-grifting prohibitions, and were largely just observed.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Additionally, many of these contracts contain conditional requirements or cancellation clauses in case build-outs stall.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
But Marquez said an evacuation order would open up other resources for more residents, including home insurance clauses for homeowners that provides assistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has warned that any deal to end the war "only has meaning when its clauses are valid and being implemented".
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
The same rule creates relative clauses that begin with a preposition and a wh-word such as the better with which to see you or It’s you of whom she’s thinking.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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