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as in treaty
a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples
the two countries signed a peace covenant that, it was hoped, would put an end to decades of bitter conflict
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as in contract
a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation
I had to sign a covenant that I would return the rental car on time
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as in agreement
an arrangement about action to be taken
the covenant that existed among neighbors in olden times whereby they would quickly respond to the call to help put out one another's house fires
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as in to bargain
to come to an arrangement as to a course of action
a traditional rule held that a husband could not enter into a covenant with his wife, because that was the equivalent of covenanting with himself
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as in to promise
to make a solemn declaration of intent
the home buyers had to covenant that they would restore and keep the house for at least 10 years in exchange for a low mortgage rate
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Recent Examples of covenant
Trefis Team, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Such projects require that tenants play a meaningful role in running their properties, encourage tenant ownership and include covenants that keep buildings permanently affordable.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
But the city, boxed in by other suburbs and governed by strict zoning laws and housing covenants (including, in its early years, racial covenants), couldn’t grow when demand picked up.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
The filing also details various financial agreements, including a waiver obtained for non-compliance with the Senior Leverage Ratio covenant under its Credit Agreement.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Some of the debt had covenants that required the company to file its FY 2024 and most recent quarterly financial statements by December 31.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Such projects require that tenants play a meaningful role in running their properties, encourage tenant ownership and include covenants that keep buildings permanently affordable.
—Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
But the city, boxed in by other suburbs and governed by strict zoning laws and housing covenants (including, in its early years, racial covenants), couldn’t grow when demand picked up.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 18 Oct. 2024
The filing also details various financial agreements, including a waiver obtained for non-compliance with the Senior Leverage Ratio covenant under its Credit Agreement.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Intermediate-range ballistic and cruise missiles with a range above 500 kilometers and below 5,500 kilometers are banned under a Soviet-era treaty between Washington and Moscow, although the U.S. pulled out of it in 2019 after accusing Russia of violating the agreement.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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The founders expected the federal government to deal with issues of national concern, such as protecting the border, entering into treaties with other nations, and settling disputes between the states.Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Its clients include tech giant Samsung Electronics and contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn .Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
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Some of you may have been deeply engrossed in communications projects like a proposal for a VIP, a contract negotiation, the launch of an endeavor or travel.Kyle Thomas, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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House Republicans have doubled down on their commitment to maintain the McCarthy-Biden agreement's defense spending levels, resisting calls to exceed the cap.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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More than a year after SAG-AFTRA reached an agreement with the studios, production has yet to return to normal.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Driving the news: The judges' appeal, scheduled to go before the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) on Tuesday, seeks to restore their right to bargain for contracts and have a union — a right stripped from them during Trump's first term.Russell Contreras, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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That law, known as Act 10, effectively ended the ability of most public employees to bargain for wage increases and other issues, and forced them to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits.Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 3 Dec. 2024
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The twenty-one-day scramble toward the snap election promised to be chaotic, and in the wake of the announcement Macron’s popularity plunged to new lows.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Trump's incoming border czar, Tom Homan, has vowed to be tough on states and cities seeking to fight mass deportations, promising to send twice as many ICE officers to Los Angeles—a sanctuary city.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact with close ally Belarus on Friday that includes the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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And there was a pact in that moment when Peter heard a great story: no one would be a bigger advocate of you or the show.Matt Minton, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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The loan guarantee is the biggest commitment to date from the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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There is no guarantee that simply adding AI into the calculation process is going to necessarily improve accuracy and levels of certainty in making such predictions.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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From repurposing parking lots to the specter of tariffs, disappearing pharmacies, and helping to ease the nation’s housing shortage, there are no lack of challenges and opportunities to be mulled over at this week’s ICSC New York convention.David Moin, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Amendments not only have to be approved by a two-thirds vote in both chambers of Congress, but ratified by three-fourths of state legislatures, or three-fourths of conventions called in each state for ratification.Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Covenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/covenant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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