clauses

Example Sentences

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Kahyaoglu wrote that a potential United and American merger would result in the largest U.S. airline and face regulatory hurdles in the form of likely forced divestitures and flight crew scope clauses.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Shipping firms are typically cushioned from higher costs through emergency contract clauses, but the real upside comes from pricing power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

The front-of-shirt deal with AIA, worth around £40m a year almost certainly contains relegation clauses that could halve its value.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Switch the clauses in those sentences around, however, and you’ll be reminded that change can and does happen, one determined woman at a time.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Tommy Baseomb unrolled the contract and thrust it under Snuffy’s nose, and Snuffy sniffed it and then squinched down his eyebrows, pretending to study the various clauses the regional director so self-righteously proffered.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols