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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clutter (up)
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Johnson faced charges of violating her oath of office, a felony, and a misdemeanor count of obstructing police when her trial opened last week.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2025 -
Musk’s incursions into other agencies have reportedly risked exposing sensitive information to unqualified personnel, and obstructing people’s access to lifesaving medicine.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Instead of creating huge reservoirs to dam the rivers and compromise their delicate ecology, Bhutanese turbines harness their natural flow, meaning a glut of power during the sodden summers and a dearth during the parched winters.—
By Charlie Campbell/Gelephu, Bhutan,
TIME,
16 Jan. 2025
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The result is that California can’t simply dam its way out of water scarcity and will have to make some difficult decisions about who gets to use water.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
15 Jan. 2025
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Outside of suicide, the only way for a terminally ill person in Ohio to hasten their own death is to refuse life-prolonging treatments or to stop eating and drinking.—
Tim Botos,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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The move to stop what would have been the world’s biggest I.P.O. was a key development in a multiyear government crackdown on Chinese entrepreneurs.—
Alexandra Stevenson,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
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As the television world has been clogged with procedurals medical, legal, and criminal, a lot of tropes have gone from cute to washed.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2025
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Glycolic acid also provides gentle exfoliation at the surface, preventing dead skin from clogging pores.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
4 Feb. 2025
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Banks are set to close along with the Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange and U.S. bond markets.—
James Powel,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Boeing Since reaching its 2024 closing low of $138.14 last November, Boeing has managed to stage an impressive comeback.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2025
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