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Arts and media

* ''Clearing'' (Fred Frith album), 2001 *
Clearing (Hyd album) ''Clearing'' is the debut studio album of multidisciplinary artist Hayden Dunham, under their musical alias Hyd. It was released on November 11, 2022, via PC Music. The album was many years in the making, with songs being premiered live as far ...
, 2022 * ''The Clearing'' (film), a 2004 drama film *
The Clearing (EP) Weatherbox is an American indie rock band from San Diego, California, United States, led by singer/songwriter Brian Warren and currently composed of Warren and varied touring members. Discography Weatherbox was originally signed to Doghouse Rec ...
, a 2006 EP by Weatherbox * ''The Clearing'' (Sleep for Sleepers album), 2009 * ''The Clearing'' (Locrian album), 2011 * The Clearing (''Homeland''), an episode of the American television series ''Homeland'' * The Clearing (podcast), a 2019 true crime podcast * ''The Clearing'' (TV series), 2023


Ecology

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Clearing (forest) In the most general sense, a glade or clearing is an open area within a forest. Glades are often grassy meadows under the canopy of deciduous trees such as red alder or quaking aspen in western North America. They also represent openings in for ...
, a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area *
Clearing (geography) The clearing of woods and forests is the process by which vegetation, such as trees and bushes, together with their roots are permanently removed. The main aim of this process is to clear areas of forest, woodland or scrub in order to use the ...
, the process by which vegetation is permanently removed *
Deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. Ab ...
, the clearing away of trees to make farmland


Economics and finance

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Clearing (finance) In banking and finance, clearing refers to all activities from the time a commitment is made for a transaction until it is settled. This process turns the promise of payment (for example, in the form of a cheque or electronic payment request) i ...
, the process of settling a transaction after committing to it *
Market clearing In economics, market clearing is the process by which, in an economic market, the supply of whatever is traded is equated to the demand so that there is no excess supply or demand, ensuring that there is neither a surplus nor a shortage. The new ...
, the matching of supply and demand via price movement


Other uses

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Clearing, Chicago Clearing, one of the 77 semi-official community areas, is located on the southwest side of the city of Chicago, Illinois. The southern portion of Chicago Midway International Airport is located within this community area. History The histor ...
, a community area in Illinois, U.S. *
The Clearing (Ellison Bay, Wisconsin) The Clearing Folk School, usually called just The Clearing, is a continuing education institution located near Ellison Bay, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded by Jens Jensen in 1935. A successful landscape architect, Jensen began acquiri ...
, also known as The Clearing Folk School *
Clearing (telecommunications) Clearing, in telecommunications means: * A sequence of events used to disconnect a telephone call A telephone call, phone call, voice call, or simply a call, is the effective use of a connection over a telephone network between the calling p ...
, the disconnecting of a call *
Yarn clearing A yarn clearer is a device to remove faults (thick places, thin places, foreign matter) from the yarn. Yarn clearing improves the quality of the spun yarn and hence of the cloth made of it. Clear, uniform yarn is especially important for smooth ope ...
, in textile industry * Clearing, a practice in Scientology * Clearing, a process used by the UK's Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS)


See also

* Clear (disambiguation) * Clearance (disambiguation) {{disambiguation