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cleave

[kleev] / kliv /




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But once you’ve sorted these details, you and your arborist can make your trees safer, healthier, more lovable, and less likely to cleave.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

They are free to rein in the state legislature as long as they cleave reasonably close to their state constitutions and do not step outside interpretation into pure improvisation.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2025

The films of the 1960s and ’70s that made Redford an icon mostly cleave into two categories: scamps and truth-seekers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2025

Viral genome sequences indicate the teen was infected with the type of H5N1 typically found in wild birds and that it had mutated to better cleave to the respiratory tract.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

It was clear that Hassan did not need to cleave a mountain to win Aziz.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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