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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 13 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of America, Inc. v. MacKenzie.

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1 General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the United States of America, Inc. v. MacKenzie Anchor
mass · 2007
green “the words of a contract must be considered in the context of the entire contract rather than in isolation.” 5
2 Indus Partners, LLC v. Intelligroup, Inc.
massappct · 2010
green “ambiguity is not created simply because a controversy exists between parties, each favoring an interpretation contrary to the other's” 3

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