first refusal
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mason said CBS News will have right of first refusal on any interviews he books and is helping to promote the launch of “Alchemy.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Forge noted that the right of first refusal process must be completed before trades on its platform are completed.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026
On top of its initial lease, AMD holds an option for an additional 75 megawatts of capacity and a right of first refusal for another 100 megawatts.
From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026
“They offered no advance. The clause that I really should have taken out was the right of first refusal, which boxed me in,” she explained.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2025
Perhaps she thinks that the Hon. Kiffyn Fulke Verney ought to have tried again, and was too ready to accept a first refusal.
From The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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