clauses

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Kahyaoglu wrote that a potential United and American merger would result in the largest U.S. airline and face regulatory hurdles in the form of likely forced divestitures and flight crew scope clauses.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Winkleman added that cruise lines typically have a long list of clauses in their passenger contracts that address any number of scenarios, from changing itineraries with little notice to, yes, imposing a fuel surcharge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Shipping firms are typically cushioned from higher costs through emergency contract clauses, but the real upside comes from pricing power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The Student Group Claim argues this basic principle of consumer law overrides any clauses in university contracts which seek to absolve the institution from responsibility for disruption.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 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