covenant

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There’s no better leading indicator of market psychology than real-time covenant changes, which show where the smart money is quietly hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Article 6 of the covenant holds: “Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life.”

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

Not as a shield from discomfort but as a covenant for the world we still have a chance to build for all of us.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2025

In 1636, a small band traveled deep into the Connecticut River Valley, north of Hartford, and established rural towns through a covenant with the Pocumtuck Indians.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

In a religious context, a covenant refers to an agreement a group of believers feels their deity has made with them.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz