clauses
Example Sentences
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General Assembly resolved to remove the enemy state clauses but has never been acted on, as changing the charter requires the approval of the five permanent members of the U.N.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
That figure did not include any potential loan option/obligation fees, or future clauses which are dependent on achieving certain targets.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
West’s story, however, has gained momentum not because of the messiness surrounding surrogacy agreements and termination clauses.
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
With these conditionals, anything goes: you can use pretty much any tense in the if and then clauses, depending only on when the relevant events take place or are discovered.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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