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Recent Examples of cleared
Adjective
Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.—
Alex Heard,
Outside,
4 Mar. 2026 What counts as a cleared sidewalk?—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
Traylor pointed to the mayor’s Inside Safe initiative, which cleared a long-standing homeless encampment on Western Avenue at 88th Street, not far from her home.—Los Angeles Times,
30 Oct. 2026 Boise High School students were evacuated after a bomb threat Friday morning, but police cleared the school by afternoon without finding a device.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2026 He is said to be recovering well, and doctors have cleared him to participate in an upcoming trip to South America.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Oct. 2026 But even after practicing fully, players must be cleared by an independent doctor to be removed from concussion protocol.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2026 Portugal’s attorney general ended the investigation in July 2008, and the McCanns were cleared as suspects.—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Oct. 2026 Or calling in sick from work even when the doctor cleared you to return in the new year.—Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2026 The stock bottomed near $155 in the spring, made a higher low near $163 in June, and cleared its 200-day in July.—
Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2026 Because the flopping infraction carries no suspension, George remains fully cleared to suit up Friday when Boston hosts his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers.—
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
22 Oct. 2026
In 2009, when the meatpacking plants that gave the area its name still operated, The Standard, commissioned by hotelier Andre Balasz, opened to immediate buzz.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Oct. 2026
Proceedings opened this week in a case that’s shone a spotlight on Japan’s treatment of juvenile suspects.
Nakase changed her starting lineup in a move that paid huge dividends after Golden State fell behind 2-1, inserting Kaila Charles and Tiffany Hayes and bringing Kayla Thornton and Cecilia Zandalasini off the bench.
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Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Nov. 2026
Laroche later paid nearly $800, including interest, for the car taxes and said the issue had been overblown.
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Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
1 Nov. 2026
Eco effort Each room has a glass carafe instead of plastic water bottles and there are filtered water stations on each floor as part of the essentials closets, which feature amenities like towels or sanitary products available to be taken as needed.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 Nov. 2026
Supporters had filtered into a ballroom at the Westin Galleria Dallas hotel, adorned with Texas and American flags, plus a bar and a buffet.
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Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Nov. 2026
Ackman wants the conservatorship to end, arguing the entities would be worth multiples of their current valuation if they were freed from government control.
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Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
3 Nov. 2026
The husband freed one loop, then another, and used the momentum to pull the dog toward him and out of the car.
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