covenants

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Dimon says creditors are making more aggressive and positive assumptions about future performance, covenants are weakening, there’s more use of payment-in-kind, more aggressive private ratings and more arbitrage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 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 • 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 • Jun. 16, 2024

With the Covenant Homeownership Program set to launch this summer, potentially hundreds of families could realize the dream denied them, their parents or grandparents because of state-supported restrictive covenants.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024

But Achilles answered, “Madman. There are no covenants between sheep and wolves, nor between you and me.”

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton