clause
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The clause could thus be viewed as imposing a two-fifths penalty on slavery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
OpenAI previously had an agreement with Microsoft, one of its earliest and largest investors, under which an exclusivity clause would end once OpenAI reached AGI.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The 14th Amendment says that the citizenship clause applies to people who are “subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.”
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
Forest are keen to strengthen before the end of the transfer window and, as reported by The Athletic, are preparing to offer £40m plus a potential sell-on clause to clinch a deal for Armstrong.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
A comma’s a pause at the end of a clause.
From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author
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The producers argued that “most favored nations” clauses in their contracts entitled them to the same terms Darabont received.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Como centre-back Jacobo Ramon is a player the club will continue to monitor, but clauses attached to his current contract make the deal difficult.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
In practice, these clauses don’t capture the complexity of surrogacy dynamics.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Additionally, many of these contracts contain conditional requirements or cancellation clauses in case build-outs stall.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Tommy Baseomb unrolled the contract and thrust it under Snuffy’s nose, and Snuffy sniffed it and then squinched down his eyebrows, pretending to study the various clauses the regional director so self-righteously proffered.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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