clause
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It would likely have been a higher transfer fee if the player's contract did not have a release clause.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
A year later, Manchester City paid his 70m euro release clause, and Guardiola turned him into arguably the finest holding midfielder of his generation.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
They are urging the government to use a break clause that would prevent the contract being renewed beyond March 2027.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The panel cited the elections clause of the U.S.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
“This way, with a reversion clause on the owl, someone would be hunting me.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
The Premier League added new clauses to its regulations to set time frames around disciplinary processes and appeals in the summer.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Sterling and Stones clauses were worth more than most players operating in the English Football League at that time, significantly strengthening the financial positions of QPR and Barnsley.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
If I were a member of Congress, I could introduce a bill with two clauses: one a statement supporting America’s moms, and another forcing everyone to eat kale.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Instead of discussing how Fury and Joshua match up, the conversation became about promoters, contractual clauses, competing egos and whether the fight would happen at all.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
There always seem to be escape clauses which can account for anything.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
Vocabulary lists containing clause
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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