clear-cut
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The US leader's influence could be less clear-cut this time around, however.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
That refusal to cast anyone as a clear-cut villain is something critics have highlighted in their reviews.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
When the trees of the Singer Tract were at last clear-cut beginning in 1937, however, the wolves it had harbored were shot on sight, as they were when the leases of other refuges expired.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
"Because this is such a frontier issue, a more compelling, more clear-cut case would probably involve internal documents recognizing these risks and maybe not taking them seriously enough," Tokson said.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
And yet he must have something more concrete than this to offer the Hunters tomorrow—if not a hope, at least a clear-cut finality.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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