Q clearance
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Diane arrived in 1948 and got Q clearance as a laborer in GE’s health estimate department.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2023
He was stripped of his Q clearance in 1954, as chronicled in the movie.
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
And, under reporters' questioning, the Pentagon admitted that Walter Jenkins' security clearance to top-secret Air Force and Defense Department information and his Atomic Energy Commission top-secret "Q" clearance have been suspended.
From Time Magazine Archive
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