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clearing

[kleer-ing] / ˈklɪər ɪŋ /


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Bass insists Inside Safe has made progress, clearing 140 encampments across the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

In other words, instead of clearing a path for ultraviolet light, energy from exploding stars appears to redistribute gas and dust in ways that can block more of it.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

"While some do the clearing part of the operations. Some are holding some positions that have been cleared."

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The results beat Wall Street consensus of 38% growth but still fell short of clearing the 40%-plus benchmark that institutional investors were expecting, Thill said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

We weren’t doing anything big in the game, just clearing zone maps.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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

All six have lost belongings and suffered exhaustion and physical ailments since their abrupt clearings.

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

She could see lights on in the Humble camp and in houses scattered here and there in clearings.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez


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