force majeure
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The force majeure clause allows companies to miss contracted deliveries to customers without penalty due to events beyond their control.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and a force majeure at Qatar’s Ras Laffan facility have knocked roughly a third External link of the world’s helium supply offline.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Pulsar’s Cain said helium buyers as far apart as India and Brazil have also received force majeure notices in recent days from their suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
It warned it would be forced to declare force majeure for up to five years on some long-term LNG contracts, signalling it may be unable to fulfill the agreements.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
Confronted by the force majeure of the Great Powers which stopped her advance to the Adriatic, Servia turned her anxious regard toward the Gulf of Saloniki and the Aegean Sea.
From The Balkan Wars 1912-1913 by Schurman, Jacob Gould
