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Noun
Investigators were still tracing financial records to determine whether companies financed or ordered the land clearing, signaling the probe could expand beyond those arrested.—ABC News,
23 Aug. 2026 Investigators were still tracing financial records to determine whether companies financed or ordered the land clearing, signaling the inquiry could expand beyond those arrested.—
Niniek Karmini,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Aug. 2026
Verb
The company's website states the robot can handle vacuuming floors, taking out the trash and clearing the clutter.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2026 The Minneapolis police report outlines the response of more than 150 first responders, detailing their movements and actions throughout the day, including locating the 23-year-old suspect, treating victims and clearing rooms inside the church.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clearing
One of the eight parole board members who took part in this case, former prosecutor Shontell Walker, was in favor of granting Noling a pardon, according to the board’s recommendation.
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Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2026
Ocalan and other key PKK figures are excluded from the pardon.
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Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Aug. 2026
Min Woo Lee leads the field at the 2026 Tour Championship after one round of play, with a score of -8.
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Data Skrive,
New York Times,
28 Aug. 2026
The National Federation of Motion Pictures and Contents Associations, Thailand’s Oscar selection body, chose the film from 51 eligible titles after narrowing the field to eight.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2026
The Club stock jumped more than 4% shortly after the opening bell.
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Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
26 Aug. 2026
Furthermore, without the need for steering wheels or pedals, the physical shape of cars may change, opening the possibility for new forms for the cars of the future.
The fatal crash has led city leaders and animal rights activists to take a new look at ridding New York of carriage horses.
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Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2026
Cocaine trafficking is not a victimless crime, and the FBI and our partners will use every tool at our disposal to keep ridding our communities of these deadly narcotics.
Lake Powell has reached record low water levels in recent days, and along with Lake Mead to its south has been emptying amid severe drought in the West.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2026
That’s huge for us in terms of being professional, emptying the tank, but also recovering.
As returns began filtering in from the western part of the district, which Reagan was winning handily, the ballot trend also was toward other Republican candidates.
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Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Aug. 2026
Conventional sewage treatment is capable of filtering up to 99% of microfibers and other microplastics flushed from homes and businesses, other studies have found.
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Michael Hawthorne,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Aug. 2026
And businesses may be seriously underestimating the value of freeing up their people to have new ideas.
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Barnaby Lashbrooke,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2026
But by funding facilities and administrative costs normally borne by the schools, states are freeing universities to use their own dollars for other purposes.
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