clean break
noun
: complete separation from something
When he left home, he made a clean break with the past.
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From Gary Gensler to Paul Atkins: A clean break at the SEC
Under Biden, then-SEC Chairman Gary Gensler led a broad enforcement campaign against the digital asset industry.
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
However, while deleting a 23andMe account may seem like a clean break, genetic privacy experts caution that remnants of data may still exist.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump also reversed former President Biden’s 2022 crypto directive, marking a clean break for the crypto industry under the new administration.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025
Patrick Fuchs, the 37-year-old chairman of obscure and quaintly named Surface Transportation Board, has signalled what colleagues and industry players are interpreting as an openness to consolidation, or at least a clean break from the reflexive antipathy of his predecessor to deals.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 19 June 2025
Romeu wants a clean break from FC Barcelona To get a clean slate, Romeu prefers that his terms are terminated according to AS, which would help FC Barcelona get his salary off the books and have more room to operate in terms of Financial Fair Play.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
This tends to keep damage localized as cracks spread little by little rather than one clean break.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
The president has stressed that his plan would remove any trace of Hamas from the area and allow a true clean break for the area.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
This is why whoever replaces Mitch in the Senate needs to represent a clean break from him—time for a change!
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 24 May 2025
However, while deleting a 23andMe account may seem like a clean break, genetic privacy experts caution that remnants of data may still exist.
—Anisha Sircar, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Trump also reversed former President Biden’s 2022 crypto directive, marking a clean break for the crypto industry under the new administration.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 29 Apr. 2025
Patrick Fuchs, the 37-year-old chairman of obscure and quaintly named Surface Transportation Board, has signalled what colleagues and industry players are interpreting as an openness to consolidation, or at least a clean break from the reflexive antipathy of his predecessor to deals.
—Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 19 June 2025
Romeu wants a clean break from FC Barcelona To get a clean slate, Romeu prefers that his terms are terminated according to AS, which would help FC Barcelona get his salary off the books and have more room to operate in terms of Financial Fair Play.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
This tends to keep damage localized as cracks spread little by little rather than one clean break.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2025
The president has stressed that his plan would remove any trace of Hamas from the area and allow a true clean break for the area.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 8 Mar. 2025
This is why whoever replaces Mitch in the Senate needs to represent a clean break from him—time for a change!
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Clean break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clean%20break. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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