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  • This article incorrectly said the judge rejected Mr. Trump's argument that the loan should be extended based on the force-majeure provision of Mr. Trump's loan document.

    Deutsche Bank Sues Trump 2008

  • A Marketplace article Monday incorrectly said the judge rejected Mr. Trump's argument that the loan should be extended based on the force-majeure provision of Mr. Trump's loan document.

    Corrections & Amplifications 2008

  • The mouse has every right, if he likes, to despise the cat for a heavy-handed and bloodthirsty beast, lacking wit and imagination, a creature of simple force-majeure; but that mouse will not advisedly swagger in cat-haunted territory; a blow of the paw is, when all's said and done, a blow of the paw -- something to numb the wits of the wiliest mouse.

    The Lone Wolf A Melodrama Louis Joseph Vance 1906

  • About 160 million metric tons of annual coal production has been halted under force-majeure contract clauses, equivalent to 41 percent of the world's export coking coal supply, and 8 percent of global export thermal supply, he said.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • About 160 million metric tons of annual coal production has been halted under force-majeure contract clauses, equivalent to 41 percent of the world's export coking coal supply, and 8 percent of global export thermal supply, he said.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • I am a former Anglican through parental force-majeure when younger [ "Does the school offer confirmation?

    The Libertarian Alliance: BLOG 2009

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