clearance

Example Sentences

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In April, Sir Olly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office, told MPs that he granted Lord Mandelson security clearance to take up his post as ambassador having put "mitigations" in place.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He voiced his rage over an empty reservoir, idled fire trucks and what he called dangerous brush clearance policies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

The problem she and other migrants have found is that self-deporting isn’t always as simple as it sounds without the money, documents or legal clearance to do so.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The financial bottleneck has a different clearance condition: bond markets that remain open and absorptive as hyperscaler debt issuance continues to scale.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

I was making enchiladas de carne one day with some near-expired brisket I had found on clearance at the meat market.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez