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Analysis of care proceedings suggests between a fifth and a quarter were "clear-cut", where a child had suffered serious harm or abuse, says Prof Karen Broadhurst from Lancaster University.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

When it comes to the research Anthropic detected and blocked that was related to biological weapons, the intent of the actors was less clear-cut and the AI lab did not identify them.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

So it’s not a clear-cut choice of: Do I use this or not?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Even in concert cancellation situations that seem clear-cut to outsiders, insurance payouts aren’t guaranteed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

The first argues that before Columbus discovered America in 1492 there was no clear-cut and well-established idea of discovery; the idea of discovery is, as will become apparent, a precondition for the invention of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

California, biomass energy advocates say, has struggled to get past its distrust of the technology, given traditional biomass’ checkered past of clear-cutting forests and polluting poorer communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025

"During the helicopter flight, we could see clear-cutting occurring within a couple of miles of the site that we were surveying."

From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2024

And most ecologists regard degradation as the consequence of the type of large scale clear-cutting that is nearly the universal method of logging in Canada.

From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

"Unleashing forest companies to build hundreds of kilometers more road to do more clear-cutting results in a worse situation, not a better one," Foy said.

From Reuters ● Jun. 12, 2023

And being a very clear-cutting personality with an instinct for the material rendering of things, she also came and sat beside him on the little square-cornered sofa.

From The Research Magnificent by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells