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as in pardons
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
the clearing of his good name became his obsession
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Recent Examples of clearings
But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.
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Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
This process occurs multiple times daily, but it is believed that during one of the clearings, a chlorine air bubble was released, which is atypical, waterpark staff told the fire department.
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Greta Cross,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
The council’s decision offers a formal rebuke to city policies during the COVID-19 era, which prioritized the well-being of homeless residents over more sweeping encampment clearings.
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Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
The unit made 376 arrests, issued 128 outreach referrals, conducted 76 camp clearings and completed 18 business inspections.
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Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Around Rovaniemi, travelers can step just a few minutes outside the city and find wide, frozen rivers, and snowy forest clearings where the lights commonly arc low over the horizon.
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Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
9 Mar. 2026
During clearings, city officials said outreach services to connect individuals to housing and mental health resources will persist.
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Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Data is also collected from the El Cajon Homeless Task Force, as well as from park staff as clearings are completed.
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Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls.
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Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
This process occurs multiple times daily, but it is believed that during one of the clearings, a chlorine air bubble was released, which is atypical, waterpark staff told the fire department.
—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
The council’s decision offers a formal rebuke to city policies during the COVID-19 era, which prioritized the well-being of homeless residents over more sweeping encampment clearings.
—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
The unit made 376 arrests, issued 128 outreach referrals, conducted 76 camp clearings and completed 18 business inspections.
—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Around Rovaniemi, travelers can step just a few minutes outside the city and find wide, frozen rivers, and snowy forest clearings where the lights commonly arc low over the horizon.
—
Sarah Buder,
AFAR Media,
9 Mar. 2026
During clearings, city officials said outreach services to connect individuals to housing and mental health resources will persist.
—
Caroline Silva,
AJC.com,
7 Mar. 2026
Data is also collected from the El Cajon Homeless Task Force, as well as from park staff as clearings are completed.
—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025
There arc few, if any, clearings, old apple trees, and old stone walls.
—
Worth Matthewson,
Outdoor Life,
2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clearings
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Mo Strategies, which has registered an array of corporate clients, is now expanding into the newly lucrative world of pardons.
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Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance.
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The global foodservice company gets platinum ratings in such fields as restaurant cook and server.
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The Astros joined forces with the Texas Rangers, Communities Foundation of Texas and others to pitch in nearly $3 million to rebuild the fields so these kids didn't miss a single pitch.
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According to Ghaemi, the IRGC’s intelligence agency has consolidated control over interrogations, detention centers, judges, and prosecutors, and the proof is in the lack of acquittals.
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However, many cases where charges were brought against activists have been dismissed or resulted in acquittals.
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The land was among the biggest tracts left in the area that had not been at least partially preserved, and the good news, conservation-wise, was that Soloviev had agreed to sell the development rights to the town for 75 percent of the land, meaning that most of it would remain farmland for good.
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Costco and the owners of four large tracts in Plainfield sued, saying commissioners ignored evidence at hearings.
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The law isn’t perfect, raising several barriers to testing, but still, DNA evidence has featured in 17 of Florida’s 30 death row exonerations.
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Although Simon has never been charged with a crime, many of her former cases are under review and more exonerations are expected, attorneys with the University of Michigan Innocence Clinic told CNN.
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And whereas Fischer described without judgment the family patterns, social customs, and religious lineage of his four groups, Reynolds contrasts his two on ideological and ultimately moral grounds.
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Aberdeen Proving Grounds are, in effect, Akehurst’s grounds to care for.
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In the summer, Lake Louise Gondola soars over lush alpine meadows and blooming fields of wildflowers.
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While exploring the park, Wastradowski said to keep an eye out for Roosevelt elk grazing in the meadows just below the main parking area in spring and autumn.
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Brigitte Chevalier built Domaine de Cébène around that principle, choosing north-facing parcels beneath mountains rising to 1,100 meters, where descending cool air pushes her harvest as much as two weeks later than vineyards on the coast 40 kilometers away.
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For the average single-family home, which make up the majority of parcels, the current payment is $58 annually, or about $5 a month, according to Miguel Sangalang, executive director and general manager of the Bureau of Street Lighting.
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“Clearings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearings. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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