clear the decks
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The EIA, Abbey declared, “must clear the decks of unfinished projects,” “recruit and retain the best talent” and “develop the most powerful analytical capabilities.”
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
He claimed he told Mr Grigson to "clear the decks of all taint", after looking at MGN for a possible investment.
From BBC ● May 16, 2023
It’s time to clear the decks of a few questions I’ve received recently, but first I want to share some alarming new information about melatonin gummies.
From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2023
A barrage of major central bank decisions and a critical U.S. consumer price inflation reading this week likely clear the decks in what has been an "annus horribilis" for world markets.
From Reuters ● Dec. 12, 2022
The first duty was to clear the decks of the dead.
From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
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