clutter
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And it’s not by accident that coastal habitats are aggressively protected and most of the shoreline is free of mega resorts and architectural clutter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Last year, they stayed in "a very Scandinavian house" in suburban Copenhagen, which was "all on one level and had no clutter".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
To hide the industrial fixtures, they piled towels, linens and bedding to the ceiling, giving rise to the clutter that became a hallmark of the chain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
And getting readers to care about journalism in a time when tech execs actively ensure real writing is buried under mountains of digital clutter, all fighting for your attention, can be next to impossible.
From Salon ● May 1, 2026
There are posters on the walls and a whole lot of clutter.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
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Retrotransposons, or retroelements, are pieces of DNA that, when transcribed to RNA, code for enzymes that copy RNA back into DNA in the genome -- a self-serving cycle that clutters the genome with retrotransposon DNA.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024
A jumble of rectangular timber pieces the size of railroad ties clutters the hillside below, evidence of their morning’s work.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 26, 2023
The debris, much of it hazardous, clutters trails, parks and waterways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2018
There is one, me and my buddies, but it gets used so infrequently, which I’m happy about because most of the stuff on it is just dumb and it clutters up my phone.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2018
Booth checks to make sure that nothing clutters the passage.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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On Wednesday, speaking from his California studio cluttered with knick-knacks, Piker hit back.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Every user I knew complained it was inconsistent, illogical, cluttered, had clunky navigation and ignored accessibility standards.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
She thinks iPods have become popular again because of their "beautiful design" and the way the music player is "the first bit of technology really catering to humans with a less cluttered user interface".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The former staffers have sent “don’t you dare” letters to the commission, and one of them argued that the view of the downtown skyline would be cluttered and commercialized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
A cluttered hillside swooped up at him; he lifted the hovercar as the world came close.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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I asked Carter what she thinks are the four most common cluttering mistakes - and how you can fix them.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
“White tents. Green grass. Blue skies. The mountains. There’s not many things cluttering it up.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
You don’t have to worry about cluttering your living space with titles you’ve read once and may never read again.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2026
In our experience, seamless connecting and no cables cluttering the center console are reasons enough to insist on wireless smartphone interfacing.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 26, 2025
Markham took the news quite casually when I walked into his office and told him that he might acquire a model student who would never bother him by cluttering up his lab with experimental apparatus.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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