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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

"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

“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

A £57m release clause in the Portugal international's contract has now expired.

From BBC Aug. 17, 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

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

One of the clauses in Uefa's transfer regulations defining "player exchange transactions" says that multiple deals between two clubs going in both directions completed within a 45-day period will be considered a swap.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

The longest of these embedded clauses, the third and the last, are also with commas or with or.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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