covenant
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Now, he’s suing USC for promissory estoppel, fraud, breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing and negligent misrepresentation.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 23, 2026
“Any further increase in leverage or inability to service debt could result in downgraded credit ratings, and liquidity or covenant issues.”
From MarketWatch β Jun. 11, 2026
“When physicians prioritize access to power over ethical judgment, they often break the foundational covenant of medicine,” she wrote.
From Salon β May 19, 2026
One of these said alterations had been "clearly shown" using Google Earth satellite imagery, which Mr Milne said was a "breach of the aforesaid covenant".
From BBC β Dec. 17, 2025
The king needed to build a great temple for his people, a place in which the ark and sacred covenant made between his people and the Most Holy, Blessed Be He, would be honored.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Other concerns include covenants in Paramount’s offer that Warner said are overbearing and would hurt its ability to operate the company prior to a deal closing.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 17, 2026
His most affecting songs, such as River and Wait For You, are covenants of support for a friend who's drowning in their troubles.
From BBC β Jan. 6, 2025
With few options to raise revenue for the tribe, individual Agua Caliente members had rented land to newcomers of color who were barred by real estate covenants from living elsewhere in Palm Springs.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 16, 2024
Walmart and other major retailers have made the situation even worse by including restrictive covenants in the deeds of old buildings, which prevent other retailers from using the space for competitive purposes.
From Salon β Mar. 27, 2024
What unknown covenants led her ultimately to this beach and this hour and this solitude?
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina GarcΓa
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Wright and King addressed covenanted congregations with an indomitable faith.
From Salon β Mar. 4, 2019
They did not abandon the ideals of a covenanted people, but focused more on preserving their own colony than reforming all Christendom.
From Textbooks β Jan. 18, 2018
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It held that the sovereign nation does not start with central government but with the local covenanted community – the foedus – which form networks to constitute the nation.
From The Guardian β Sep. 8, 2016
“I think the ethically responsible thing for gay and lesbian Christians to do is to form lasting, covenanted partnerships,” Neff said in a statement to CT.
From Washington Post β Jun. 9, 2015
They covenanted to carry his wood from the landing home for him.
From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Samuel Adams Drake
Now these successful effects of covenanting well minded, First, May hint to us a satisfactory reason, in case peace comes not presently.
From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by James Kerr
And now I will tell you," said I, "how it seems to me God's covenanting with parents for their children came to pass.
From Bertha and Her Baptism by Nehemiah Adams
So here are the persons covenanting, the matter covenanted to.
From The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation by James Kerr
The same year 1640, he was by the covenanting lords sent to London to draw up an accusation against arch-bishop Laud, for the innovations he had obtruded upon the church of Scotland.
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by John Howie
I think you are too nice and covenanting, but for all that you have the spirit of a very pretty gentleman.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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