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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

But with the median sale price in the area at more than $1.5 million, the decision to buy a home has become less clear-cut.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

For all their disappointment with Warsh’s comments, some noted that there still isn’t a clear-cut need to raise interest rates after inflation showed some signs of cooling in June.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The sun was now shining warm and bright, and the towers and tall houses cast long clear-cut shadows westward.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

“All across California cities are getting push back from concerned citizens who refuse to accept clear-cutting their urban forest,” Hall said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024

"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

Horace Walpole spoke in his usual clear-cutting style of Mr Charles Pylades and Mr John Orestes.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various