clearance

Example Sentences

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In the wake of that dispute, the Pentagon severed its contracts with the company, whose AI tools had been the only ones to hold defense security clearance.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Other priorities include scrub clearance and re-establishing fire breaks to prevent the spread of wildfires.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Medtronic’s cardiovascular division grew 14% to $3.8 billion, and it sought regulatory clearance for its Hugo robotic system.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

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

That was not good enough for the AEC, which denied her a security clearance to serve in the same capacity at Berkeley and placed her husband under a cloud.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik