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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

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

But he said if the owners sincerely believed that, they were perfectly free to negotiate with the players to get the reserve clause back.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

"They cannot find even a single clause in this agreement that indicates capitulation. All the commitments concern the other side," he said.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

“If you will refrain from echoing either the last clause or the last word of everything I say to you, I will be much obliged. Home. Yes, home.”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

Verstappen was previously contracted to the end of 2028, but there were clauses in his contract that would have allowed him to leave at the end of the current Formula One season had he wanted.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

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

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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