in the clear
Example Sentences
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Khosla had seen Microsoft’s announcement last year that it was winding down its free nonprofit licenses beginning July 2025, but, per the record, he should have still been in the clear.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
‘Yellowstone’ actor Q’orianka Kilcher is in the clear in her workers’ comp fraud case.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
So if you have not gotten a review from this guest yet, you’re probably in the clear.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
The deal might not put the industry completely in the clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
Once I got out of high school and found that I wasn’t in jail, I thought I was in the clear.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
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