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TwilightZone

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2. One of the definitions of clear is authorize or approve.

Reply to SouthernDem4ever (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 13, 2023, 11:19 PM

Dec 2023

The Senate clearing the bill means that they approved it.

Or look at it like a set of obstacles. Clearing the Senate is clearing one of those obstacles.

The usage, in context, is correct.

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Who writes these dumbass headlines? SouthernDem4ever Dec 2023 #1

One of the definitions of clear is authorize or approve. TwilightZone Dec 2023 #2