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clause

[klawz] / klɔz /


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Neither side thought that clause would ever be triggered; Lesch, a big, intimidating right-hander who threw bullets from behind Coke-bottle eyeglasses, wasn’t headed to a classroom, he was going to Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Social Security comes with a survivorship clause, meaning that when the spouse getting the higher Social Security payments dies, the surviving spouse can trade up and get the higher of the two payments.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Microsoft and OpenAI signed a revised agreement, capping revenue sharing through 2030 and removing a controversial clause.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Prudence was clearly not a priority, given that reshoots were ordered when production discovered a clause in Jackson accuser Jordan Chandler’s legal settlement that barred him from being mentioned or depicted in a film.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

You need only the first comma if the clause comes at the end.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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