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clause

[klawz] / klɔz /


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The Old Trafford club have paid an initial £65m, plus a potential £5m in add-ons, for the 22-year-old, while Brighton have negotiated a sell-on clause.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Of such solid stuff was the pound sterling made that nobody seems to have asked for an inflation-escalator clause.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

“In order to promote the swift and deliberate development of affordable housing in the City of San Diego, an urgency clause is needed for this measure.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 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

When an item is modified by a relative clause, and its role inside the clause is the object of the verb, the reader is faced with a long span between the filler and the gap.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

Some sellers reported having to sign clauses waiving their right to compensation in the event of a drone strike on warehouse facilities.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 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

“Let’s have no clauses at all beyond the basic rules of interference and see what happens,” Hector says.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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