clause
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If so, does their agreement have a “don’t ask, don’t tell” clause, or is your co-worker being asked to give details on the who, when, or how?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
And if your husband’s pension has no survivor clause, consider a life-insurance policy to help fill that gap.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
Sauer kept returning to his claim that the lone purpose of the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause was to overturn Dred Scott and grant citizenship to newly freed slaves and their children.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Bauer argued that the clause should only apply to the children of foreign diplomats and a few other limited groups.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Extraposed clause: It was inevitable that Oedipus would learn the truth.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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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