clause
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Paz has broken through at Como under the guidance of Fabregas although, when Real Madrid sold him in 2024, they wisely inserted a buy-back clause that extends into 2027.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The Catalan club have a deadline of 15 June - two days before England's World Cup opener against Croatia - to activate a clause to trigger a £26m deal.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
In one fell swoop, Congress used its guarantee clause authority to establish multiracial democracy where human bondage had previously held sway, enfranchising huge numbers of formerly enslaved Black Americans and remaking Southern society.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
Luckily for Germany, it will escape public rebuke because of a clause allowing for exemptions related to defence spending, which the country has ramped up in the wake of Russia's Ukraine invasion.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
But Howard added an escape clause: Pollard would ride only if he was fit to do so.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing clause
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Case Closed: Clud, Clus
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