first refusal
Britishnoun
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The investigation concerns Casemiro's discovery rights, an MLS regulation that gives a specific club first refusal over a player should they want to join.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
SpaceX, like many other private firms, typically holds the right of first refusal.
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
He is the senior officer, it is true,—but if he had only persisted in his first refusal to lead the division and left it to La Fayette!”
From Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas by Sara Beaumont Kennedy
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