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You have been clear about your distaste for the new F1 engine rules this year and at the Japanese Grand Prix you said: 'Is it worth it?'
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Rescue teams are racing to clear out the tunnels, choked with hardened mud and rock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
While it is not clear what AI content Stella was referring to, AI-generated images of Dolly surged online following her death.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Earlier, residents of Kauai and Nihau were warned to watch for tornadoes -- though it was not immediately clear if these did in fact form.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
His eyes are shut, but the enormous scar on his forehead is clear.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Among other jobs, it helps regulate blood clotting, clears bacteria from the bloodstream, and processes medications.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
As this initial line of downpours clears northwards the skies will brighten and sunny spells will develop, but further scattered showers that could again be very heavy and thundery are possible.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Dae’Quan Wright, a tight end the Browns waived Sunday morning, plans to play for LSU if he clears waivers, his agents told ESPN.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
These days the bond market clears at a higher yield.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
“Lisa-Marie Anne raves about the unlimited breadsticks, and I’ve never been. So… uh…” He clears his throat.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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"We are currently in dialogue with the relevant Swedish authorities to get a clearer picture of what measures may be possible," he added.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Local ice is more economical, but Kuramoto Ice is clearer, denser and melts more slowly," co-owner Yong Wei told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
Uber’s efforts to trim and streamline its workforce will lead to faster decision-making and clearer ownership, the company said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
And the worse the Netflix originals get, the clearer it becomes that artistic inferiority has been baked into the company’s business model.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
No words, the meaning clearer than if there had been.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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The clearest example is what happened last month, when Rep. John Larson, a 78-year-old Democrat who has represented Connecticut since 1999, lost his primary to a younger challenger.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
The U.N. and Red Cross say the conference “offers the clearest path available” toward binding legal rules on the use of such weaponry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The clearest example: In July, New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Kalshi, calling prediction markets “gambling platforms, plain and simple” and seeking penalties that could reach $36 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Some of the clearest differences appeared among men.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
The left looked like the clearest path, but between his eyes adjusting from the classroom lit by sunlight and the dim, smoke-filled hall, it was hard to tell for certain.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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The alert in Kyiv has since been cleared.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Chad Boyd, an assistant baseball coach, said he and Lienhard took the online class last year, received the cards and were cleared by athletic director Richard Russell to coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
After the interview concluded, the Mabahith told the American delegation they "would like to see him cleared".
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
This is what sports have become in the replay era: overriding your own eyes and common sense in favor of digital forensics and wonky clarifications that arrive long after the stadium has cleared out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The children seemed fascinated by the bloody tale, but Penelope gently cleared her throat.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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The first phase of that focused on clearing the dried-out channel from Old Melton Mill to Ufford Hole to allow water to flow back to the mill.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Experts also blame climate change, decades of forest degradation and slash-and-burn land clearing practices that have changed the naturally fire-resistant landscape.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
On Saturday, Lineage announced it had finished clearing the food from the facility, an effort that the company said it expects to cost more than $100 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
By clearing out those cells, the treatment may allow the immune system to reset.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
We start back the way we think we came, but we come out into a clearing neither of us remembers.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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