How to Use in the clear in a Sentence

in the clear

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  • Though recovery efforts are underway, the region is not yet in the clear.
    James Powel, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Another slide shows Harry and the kids playing in the clear blue water along the shore as Markle watches from the beach in a black one-piece swimsuit and sneakers.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 23 July 2026
  • Outside, two white statues depicting Alex and Lucas as young boys sit side-by-side at the edge of a swimming pool, their feet dipping in the clear water.
    ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Firefighters made progress keeping the fire in check, however, and officials were optimistic the city would be in the clear once the worst of the wind died down Sunday.
    ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Because beamforming reports are broadcast back to the access point in the clear, a Wi-Fi adapter within range can passively record them in monitor mode.
    New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Squirrel monkeys are also able to successfully birth babies by completely dislocating their pelvis during delivery—and their infants have been documented pulling themselves out of the birth canal once their shoulders are in the clear.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
  • SoCal likely in the clear A red blob on the hurricane center's forecast map well south of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula represents a developing tropical system, one that some models show could eventually impact California.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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