clause
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Both sides are not comfortable talking about a supposed break clause in Shankland's Hearts contract that would allow him to leave for nothing, a scenario that would, no doubt, infuriate Hearts fans even further.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The clause was later removed, but parliamentary speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk said changing the constitutional definition of marriage would "undoubtedly generate disputes... that is why we left this regulation as it is."
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
With knockout power stacked heavily on both sides, the fight lived up to its 'don't blink' tagline as promoter Frank Warren confirmed there is a rematch clause.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
Skydance’s Paramount merger, which closed last year, triggered a change of control clause in the NFL’s contract with CBS that gave it the option to renegotiate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
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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