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clear

[kleer] / klɪər /








VERB
pass over, often by jumping
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Hipkins said the results made clear the "next parliament is going to require all of us to compromise, to work together and to find a common ground".

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

Wasabi Wallet allows for users to move funds between bitcoin wallets without leaving a clear trace, facilitated by a “coordinator.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

But with Great America’s latest corporate owner, Six Flags, struggling financially after its merger with Cedar Fair, there have been clear signs that the park probably was going to close sooner rather than later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

For Ensito, it is clear the dolls' exclusivity helped fuel the craze.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

I ask, but as I do I notice that the nameplate beside Mr. Harris’s door no longer says “Mr. George Harris,” and the devastating answer to her presence in the hallway becomes clear.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

His decision not to seek the minority leadership clears the way for a contest between current House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Once this clears, many places should see sunshine developing, and across England and Wales temperatures could widely reach 18-21 Celsius.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Treasury yields fell from fresh intraday highs as an auction of $39 billion in 10-year notes clears at the highest yield in 26 years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Dodgers need four victories in the NLCS, and that rotation clears the way for Skubal and Yamamoto to combine for four starts in the series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Dad clears his throat and gives a smile that doesn’t reach his eyes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

That work remains in limbo until the situation becomes clearer, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The film's popular reception will become clearer soon as audiences fill cinemas.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Charter Amendment PL would tweak L.A.’s Planning Department, promising faster decisions, clearer rules and more consistent oversight of development citywide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

For now, the discovery provides something fundamental: a clearer explanation of how the human eye develops its remarkable ability to see fine details.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

But it was louder and clearer than any purebred redbone.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong

But it’s a can of worms he didn’t have to open — the clearest statement we’ll ever get of who Newsom is as a leader.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Uber plans to put resources behind the partners it sees having the clearest paths to scaling up commercial operations, and having attractive economics, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Pirrie said his latest publication on the Altar Stone has "built the clearest picture yet" and was "the most comprehensive geological investigation of the Altar Stone ever undertaken".

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

“One of the clearest at-risk sectors” after the midterm elections is the data-center industry, said Lale Akoner, a global market strategist at eToro.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

“The cards do not make for the clearest of timelines, but it is very close. Almost immediate, I would think.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Farok was cleared of assault by beating in a criminal trial in November 2025.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Yet only a few AI-native biotechs—such as Insilico Medicine and Generate Biomedicines—have gotten drugs into late-stage patient testing and the Food and Drug Administration hasn’t cleared any of them yet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Protesters in Gazipur blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway and set fire to roadside debris, but were later cleared by police.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

By late Sunday, the rain had cleared across Southern California, which should see “generally dry conditions with seasonal temperatures through Thursday,” said Devin Black, a meterologist with the weather service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

He cleared his throat, determined to get through this as quickly as possible.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

This is the belief that dense forests with nearly continuous tree canopies were Europe's natural landscape before humans began clearing land for agriculture and settlements.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 7, 2026

The program, overseen by her office, spent its first year clearing sprawling encampments in Hollywood, Venice, South L.A., downtown Los Angeles and other areas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

The results beat Wall Street consensus of 38% growth but still fell short of clearing the 40%-plus benchmark that institutional investors were expecting, Thill said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

But by then it was too late for some pupils who had already lost their chance of a specific university course, because they had entered clearing.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Theo shakes his head, as if clearing water from his ear.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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