clearing
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Three minutes from time, Canada mounted an attack from halfway after a fumble put Harrison's clearing kick under pressure, and replacement Seumanutafa charged down the left wing to complete the comeback.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Istanbul municipal teams and firefighters were carrying out cleanup operations at schools, football pitches, garages and other sites on Thursday, pumping water out of flooded areas and clearing mud, an AFP photographer reported.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The results also suggest that clearing amyloid thoroughly, particularly early in the disease, could help limit tau accumulation and slow the progression of brain damage.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026
Art of Play said it has contacted Clarkson privately in hopes of clearing up the dispute.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
But he just gave his throat a loud clearing.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Most of the Polish villages had disappeared from the map; sometimes the only signs they ever existed are the apple trees left behind in fields and forest clearings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
"We carried our own rice and slept on grass in clearings," he said in a 1998 interview.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
G. lost his tent and a stash of his belongings during the federally mandated Aug. 15 clearings carried out by local D.C. police, but he was able to save one of his bikes.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2025
As asylum seekers and organizers braced for the clearing, the appointed hour came and went with no police presence or trucks to haul garbage, as homeless encampment clearings usually have.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
More than once I startled elephant families browsing in the clearings.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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