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Recent Examples of all clear
Their screens reflected all clear, yet within two hours, power outages cascaded through the interconnected grid.
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Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Bettors, though, think the news is an all clear signal.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The school received an all clear to resume its normal schedule.
—Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The good news right now is that the roads are all clear.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Law enforcement swept the law school and surrounded campus buildings before declaring the campus all clear with no evidence of firearms or injuries.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
With the morning’s drama apparently coming to an end with the 0830 all clear, the campus returned to its normal workaday routine.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Bettors, though, think the news is an all clear signal.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
The school received an all clear to resume its normal schedule.
—Marybel Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The good news right now is that the roads are all clear.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2026
Law enforcement swept the law school and surrounded campus buildings before declaring the campus all clear with no evidence of firearms or injuries.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
With the morning’s drama apparently coming to an end with the 0830 all clear, the campus returned to its normal workaday routine.
—Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for all clear
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The House's effort to circumvent leadership on support for Ukraine comes as bipartisan legislation in the Senate to impose new economic sanctions on Russia has languished for more than a year, with senators waiting for a green light from the White House.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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The city’s initial green light last year, however, was merely a promise of funding down the line, once the project was determined to be feasible.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Amir Ghalenoei, Iran’s head coach, added that some management staff, media personnel and an executive director have still not been granted permission to attend the tournament.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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Used with permission of the publisher, Doubleday.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2026
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