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		berniedurfee on June 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cancel Adobe if you are a creative under NDA with ... The use weasel terms like “such as” and “may include” are great big red flags. “Your vehicle purchase may include items such as a steering wheel and brakes.”

mvkel on June 11, 2024 [–]

"Such as" and "may include" are practical terms of art in legal documents and are written that way for clarity in matters of law.

These terms are still absolutely bogus, of course.

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