clear up
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Based on a Max Brand novel, “Trailin’” flips the script by starring Mix as a polo-playing, dress-shirt-wearing Easterner who comes out west to clear up a family matter.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
What’s the one thing you’ve read about yourself on the internet that you want to clear up?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The necessary condition for Powell to leave is to clear up the legal matters.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
He suspected that they thought he might be carrying a phony passport, but he was happy to clear up any confusion.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026
“His testimony would help to clear up any doubt as to the cause of the death of the deceased,” the coroner said.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
