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“I was thinking we can clear out a closet at my place, and you could spend more time there.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

It was only found after a water leak in Maynard's loft meant he had to clear out stacks of old boxes.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

As the body's ability to clear out old neutrophils changes over time, disruptions in this process could lead to increased tissue damage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

When an American frigate hit a mine during the so-called Tanker War, the U.S. sent in a force to clear out Iranian positions in the Gulf and destroyed Iranian ships that confronted it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

She burst clear out of the brush line and stumbled over the little boulders toward the water, and then she heard him coming and she broke into a run.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck




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