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Recent Examples of clearing
Noun
The technique helps the body’s existing waste-clearing system catch up, and people are commonly advised to drink extra water afterward to support that processing.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026 Before Bericoto’s two-run blast in the sixth, right fielder Jung Hoo Lee continued making his case for his first All-Star appearance with a bases-clearing, two-out triple.—
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Verb
Your lymphatic system works silently around the clock, filtering waste, moving immune cells and clearing excess fluid from your tissues.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026 His lament mirrored the anguish of legions of Venezuelans who endured harrowing days clearing rubble by hand before crews with heavy equipment and rescue dogs belatedly arrived.—
Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clearing
The pardon would clear the felony conviction from her record.
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Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
7 July 2026
His use of the presidency’s sweeping ability to unilaterally grant pardons and commute sentences is among the ways the Republican’s return to office has featured an expansive use of executive power.
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Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
Unlike traditional sports chants, Jama blends music, rhythm and movement into an expression of community that exists well beyond the soccer field.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 July 2026
The referee on the field, Raphael Claus, has previously been investigated for match fixing in Brazil, though of course, there's no indication that this was a motivating factor in this case.
The first step this shampoo takes is ridding your scalp of (in my case, probably years) dead cells and product buildup.
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Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
2 July 2026
After the Battle of the Alamo, the Mexican army ransacked the site and salvaged all the leftover artillery for future military use, ridding the battleground of most of its weaponry.
Not trade unions, which ought to realize licensure reform will ultimately lead to more dues-paying members.
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Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
No other white author of the late 19th century engaged so fully with the Black community, whether in promoting the Fisk Jubilee Singers or paying expenses for a Black student at Yale Law School.
Nearby, groups descended on a shopping center on 32nd Street, emptying trash cans and tossing merchandise from the Pavilions grocery store into the parking lot.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
Placing a catch plate under the feeder and emptying it regularly solves that problem.
Anthropic, citing both legal obligation and the technical impossibility of filtering users by nationality in real time, shut both models down globally despite their value.
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Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Your lymphatic system has been running quietly in the background your whole life, filtering waste, shuttling immune cells and moving fluid that your circulatory system leaves behind.
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Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 June 2026
The Tigers passed on adding Go, who has spent time in the minors with the Miami Marlins, San Diego Padres and Tigers since 2024, freeing him up to join the Twins.
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Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
6 July 2026
The flywheel does not need to be replaced every 3-5 years and can be installed outdoors, freeing up more space and cash for compute.
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Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
3 July 2026
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