clause
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Neither side thought that clause would ever be triggered; Lesch, a big, intimidating right-hander who threw bullets from behind Coke-bottle eyeglasses, wasn’t headed to a classroom, he was going to Dodger Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Social Security comes with a survivorship clause, meaning that when the spouse getting the higher Social Security payments dies, the surviving spouse can trade up and get the higher of the two payments.
From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026
Microsoft and OpenAI signed a revised agreement, capping revenue sharing through 2030 and removing a controversial clause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
Prudence was clearly not a priority, given that reshoots were ordered when production discovered a clause in Jackson accuser Jordan Chandler’s legal settlement that barred him from being mentioned or depicted in a film.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
You need only the first comma if the clause comes at the end.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing clause
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Writing, Grammar, and Word Choice
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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