clearing

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Everyone talks about “budgeting” — but I’ve found the real challenge is clearing the psychological hurdle to sitting down and auditing where your cash actually goes each month.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Yet her admission led her to teach herself how to re-sell clothes online, clearing that massive debt in just over a year and completely turning her life around.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Security guard Pascal Duvier, most recently infamous for allegedly scolding 11-year-old Ada Law at a hotel in São Paulo, is clearing the air.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

After clearing security, her group went to their assigned gate—only to discover that it was for a different flight.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

We took a torch through the trees until we came to the clearing with the apple tree, standing so still and perfect in the dark.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff