clearance
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According to Homeland Security, members of the Trusted Traveler Program “use expedited clearance lanes on arrival at U.S. airports and when crossing international land and sea borders.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
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
Now they turned around for the Dominican Republic, where they waited for 15 hours for diplomatic contacts to get them clearance to try again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
In its recommendations, the report said that "no public appointments should be announced or made without the appropriate security clearance first being granted".
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
He solicited an emergency meeting in Washington with Warren Weaver, refusing to divulge the subject in advance but offering to arrange government clearance for Weaver if he desired a full discussion.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
“These clearances recognize that the combination of Paramount and WBD will enhance consumer choice and enable a creative-first company to invest in more projects and bring stories to audiences worldwide,” Paramount said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Castlelake would agree to a “‘best endeavors’ commitment in any cooperation agreement to obtain any regulatory clearances and approvals required to consummate the transaction,” it added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Jordan Pickford: Some wayward clearances in the first half and may feel he should have done better with the first Croatia goal.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
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
Both Robert and Charlotte Serber had held security clearances at Los Alamos, where Charlotte served as the lab’s indispensable librarian.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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