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clause

[klawz] / klɔz /


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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

But the meaning and power of this particular clause has long been debated and seldom invoked.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2026

A £57m release clause in the Portugal international's contract has now expired.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

The foreign emoluments clause prevents the president and other federal officers from accepting “Any present, emolument, office or title of any kind whatever from any king, prince, or foreign state.”

From Slate Aug. 17, 2026

Fortunately for Welles and Houseman, their lawyer had added a clause to their CBS contract ensuring that they and the Mercury would not be liable for their show’s content.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

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

"Current clauses may refer to 'severe' or 'extreme' weather, but the definitions for these can vary and currently no providers go as far as to specify criteria such as maximum temperatures."

From BBC Jul. 27, 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

Recognizing that the architects’ delays had put everything behind schedule, he inserted into the construction contracts clauses that made him a “czar,” as the Chicago Tribune put it.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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