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Recent Examples of clearing
Noun
Ynon Kreiz, the former CEO of Mattel, has been named Co-CEO of the combined WarnerMount alongside David Ellison, the company announced on Wednesday following the news of the final hurdle clearing.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
30 Sep. 2026 After bulldozers were spotted in August clearing land in Big Bend, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott announced a pause on all activity there and it was later expanded to the area upstream of the park.—ABC News,
30 Sep. 2026
Verb
Hasan asked the Supreme Court to review his case in 2024, arguing the judge violated his right to a public trial by clearing the public from the courtroom before discussing some of his issues with the attorneys.—
Senior Editor,
CBS News,
6 Oct. 2026 In many cases, high-value interventions are surprisingly straightforward, such as resequencing dock staging, clearing high-traffic sightlines or adjusting conveyor heights.—
Allan Malcolm,
Forbes.com,
1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clearing
Each nutty denunciation of his imaginary tormentors includes a plea for a presidential pardon.
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Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
3 Oct. 2026
Flávio has promised to seek a broad amnesty for his father and others convicted over the coup attempt, and to use the presidential pardon power if Congress does not act.
These releases were often filled with field recordings and improvisations, prioritizing the glimpse into the artist’s mind over the rigors of craft.
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Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
7 Oct. 2026
Lichtenstein rose to prominence for canvases that drew inspiration from bold black outlines, flat bright colors, and fields of dots that defined commercial printing across comic books, advertisements, and newspapers.
The city is continuing to replace lead pipes with copper ones in the older houses in the community with funds from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), ridding the community of pipes that might harm people or contaminate water.
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Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2026
The fatal crash has led city leaders and animal rights activists to take a new look at ridding New York of carriage horses.
Bangkok's preservationists realized that the river could once again become the soul of the city, and creative hoteliers and restaurateurs began filtering back.
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Tony Perrottet,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Oct. 2026
Even more baffling is that American Girl already includes age categories as a method for filtering books on its website.
In exchange for a lesser charge and freeing his mother, the perpetrator agrees to testify against the other two men, which ultimately leads to rape convictions for the two.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2026
This loop traps us, backfilling saved time with even more low-value complexity rather than freeing up space for deep thinking.
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