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the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
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Recent Examples of clearances
The dit dit dit of signal interference can cause pilots to need controllers to repeat instructions, and in a crowded airport with tight clearances, any confusion can cause delays or worse.
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Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Investigators have been on standby to process the clearances.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
But a mash-up album is different, with more legal obstacles involving rights clearances, even when both artists are on board.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Front-bank valve clearances, though, are going to be a pain.
—New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2024
The company continues to focus on obtaining FDA clearances for its robotic products and exploring market opportunities for its active cutting robotic system.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Movano continues to focus on the development and commercialization of its Evie Ring and other healthcare solutions, with ongoing efforts to obtain FDA clearances for its medical device, EvieMED.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Fashion brands are increasingly using the if-you-know-you-know warehouse clearances as a marketing tool of sorts.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
And while the best models are built on legitimate science—and come with reassuring FDA clearances—every physician who spoke with Robb Report for this story cautioned that they’re best used to enhance the effects of good lifestyle choices, not replace them.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Investigators have been on standby to process the clearances.
—Sareen Habeshian, Axios, 3 Dec. 2024
But a mash-up album is different, with more legal obstacles involving rights clearances, even when both artists are on board.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024
Front-bank valve clearances, though, are going to be a pain.
—New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2024
The company continues to focus on obtaining FDA clearances for its robotic products and exploring market opportunities for its active cutting robotic system.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Movano continues to focus on the development and commercialization of its Evie Ring and other healthcare solutions, with ongoing efforts to obtain FDA clearances for its medical device, EvieMED.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Fashion brands are increasingly using the if-you-know-you-know warehouse clearances as a marketing tool of sorts.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 11 Oct. 2024
And while the best models are built on legitimate science—and come with reassuring FDA clearances—every physician who spoke with Robb Report for this story cautioned that they’re best used to enhance the effects of good lifestyle choices, not replace them.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Clearances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearances. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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