clearing
Example Sentences
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Those workers will focus on repairing broken lights, hardening lights to prevent copper wire theft and clearing the backlog of deferred cases.
From Los Angeles Times
Bangladesh's largest Islamist party conceded defeat in elections on Saturday, despite earlier alleging problems with the vote count, clearing the way for nationalist leader Tarique Rahman to become prime minister.
From Barron's
“Now, Glory,” Auntie North said, clearing her throat.
From Literature
AFP saw excavators scooping debris, and dozens of first responders and employees clearing rubble.
From Barron's
Despite a tech slump that racked markets in recent sessions, domestic stocks still hit fresh records this past week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average clearing the 50,000-point threshold for the first time.
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