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
In the Championship, they would earn only a fraction of that as certain revenue streams dry up and others are squeezed by relegation clauses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 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
The choice between that and which, according to the rule, is simple: nonrestrictive relative clauses take which; restrictive relative clauses take that.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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