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the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
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Recent Examples of clearances
The company continues to focus on obtaining FDA clearances for its robotic products and exploring market opportunities for its active cutting robotic system.
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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
The city’s Coliseum Area Specific Plan provides a blueprint with environmental clearances, but the vast swath of land between the 60,000-seat stadium and nearby arena offers little more than a blank canvas, though one with easy access to BART, Amtrak, Interstate 880 and the nearby airport.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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
The city’s Coliseum Area Specific Plan provides a blueprint with environmental clearances, but the vast swath of land between the 60,000-seat stadium and nearby arena offers little more than a blank canvas, though one with easy access to BART, Amtrak, Interstate 880 and the nearby airport.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2024
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“Clearances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clearances. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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