Cleary
Americannoun
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“It seems like some of these organizations,” said Cleary, the state senator, “are at risk of becoming casinos with a secondary nonprofit aim.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Departures in 2025 reduced the SEC’s head count by some 15%, said a note last week External link by the law firm Cleary Gottlieb.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
Ben Cleary, a partner at Sydney-based Tribeca Investment Partners, said his firm is interested in Venezuela’s “huge untapped mineral resources” and plans to dispatch a team to spend months evaluating the transition firsthand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Dr Cleary said: "Generally about a third of patients will still be alive after five years of metastatic prostate cancer."
From BBC • May 19, 2025
He reminded me of someone out of a Beverly Cleary book, with his plaid short-sleeve button-down shirt, cuffed jeans, and black Converse high-tops.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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