grandfather clause
Example Sentences
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Perceived ambiguity over the “vague” grandfather clause has led doctors to stop providing the care, Stewart said.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023
Arnold Schwarzenegger repealed the so-called grandfather clause on smog checks, which exempted cars older than 30 years.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2022
Man-Man and Jenny will see no immediate relief: SB 48 has no grandfather clause.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2020
“There is no grandfather clause that permits states to enforce punishments the Constitution forbids.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2016
A moderate estimate of these immigrants from the country and of those who under the grandfather clause claim to be unhyphenated Americans, members or non-members of our churches, is 40,000.
From The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems by Wenner, George
