clearing
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Three minutes from time, Canada mounted an attack from halfway after a fumble put Harrison's clearing kick under pressure, and replacement Seumanutafa charged down the left wing to complete the comeback.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Istanbul municipal teams and firefighters were carrying out cleanup operations at schools, football pitches, garages and other sites on Thursday, pumping water out of flooded areas and clearing mud, an AFP photographer reported.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The results also suggest that clearing amyloid thoroughly, particularly early in the disease, could help limit tau accumulation and slow the progression of brain damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Art of Play said it has contacted Clarkson privately in hopes of clearing up the dispute.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Across the clearing, Fin-Kedinn and the old woman called Saeunn rose to their feet and started towards him.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Most of the Polish villages had disappeared from the map; sometimes the only signs they ever existed are the apple trees left behind in fields and forest clearings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
He’s also missed a number of apartment tours because of encampment clearings, including on Aug. 14, when instead of visiting a promising apartment, he spent the day packing and hauling his belongings.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
He also asked his crew to be on the lookout for clearings - free from trees and bushes - just in case one was needed.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2025
As asylum seekers and organizers braced for the clearing, the appointed hour came and went with no police presence or trucks to haul garbage, as homeless encampment clearings usually have.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
From small clearings, now, they could see in the distance the rocky peaks rising above the Little Baldy Bear Lakes; some saddles between peaks still carried slim patches of snow.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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