clearance
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For more than a decade, aircraft entering Yemeni airspace have needed prior clearance from the Saudi-led coalition that backs the government and says it enforces the restriction at its request.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Sir Olly Robbins was fired earlier this year, after it emerged the peer had been granted security clearance for the role despite concerns raised by vetting officials.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The deal has been approved by the Justice Department, and the company is trying to get regulatory clearance in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Getty on Tuesday delivered a written notice to Shutterstock terminating their planned tie-up, which was first announced in January 2025 and received clearance from the Justice Department in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
This was the first step in withdrawing Oppenheimer’s security clearance.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Although many people with security clearances are government employees, millions of private citizens also need clearances to work on military matters or to represent criminal defendants charged with crimes that implicate sensitive information.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
And they lashed away nine clearances in any direction that wasn’t toward their own goal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
After regulatory clearances, the deal is expected to be finalised before the end of the year.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
The company said it expects the takeover to be finalised by September, pending regulatory clearances.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
It was taking months to process applications and security clearances.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
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