Q clearance
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Her next documented stop in 1949 was Hanford, where she was hired by GE and held a Q clearance.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
Diane arrived in 1948 and got Q clearance as a laborer in GE’s health estimate department.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
At least one of the returning scientists in “the Los Alamos Club” held a top-secret Q clearance granted to those with access to nuclear secrets.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
A top-secret clearance wasn't enough; you needed a "Q" clearance to know about the bomb.
From Slate ● May 7, 2010
As the Secret Service tells it, nobody checked further with the police about the arrest because it was only a misdemeanor and because Jenkins already had a "Q" clearance.
From Time Magazine Archive
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