clear channel
Americannoun
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a radio broadcast channel cleared for long-distance broadcasting during nighttime hours.
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a broadcast channel free of undesirable interference.
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Davis explains that Agnes and Ant embody a "clear channel through which their instincts can flow."
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024
“If we are a clear channel, our intention reflects the intention of the cosmos.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2023
University officials say bias reporting systems — which rely on teams of designated administrators or offices of diversity, equity and inclusion — give minorities a clear channel to report objective cases of harassment.
From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2022
These localities should develop a clear channel for providers to ask questions about how best to protect themselves while still providing care.
From Slate • May 13, 2022
Having passed through them, a clear channel was seen, upwards of two miles wide, running to the N.b.E. for, at least, eight miles, and then turning directly eastward, between moderately high land.
From Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 by Fitzroy, Robert
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