security clearance
noun
: special permission given only to people who are approved to know or see secret things
The documents are only available to people with security clearance from the government.
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As a child growing up in suburban Las Vegas, far from the din of the Strip, Patel knew little of what his dad did because of his father’s security clearance.
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Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The orders stripped security clearance from the relevant firms' employees and blocked them from accessing federal buildings.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Not even presidential security clearance could get Taylor Zakhar Perez to spoil the upcoming Red, White & Royal Blue sequel.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Musk, who has long held a US security clearance, even descended upon space rival Boeing’s military aircraft facility in Texas to inspect next generation Air Force One presidential jets—a Trump priority years behind schedule.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The orders stripped security clearance from the relevant firms' employees and blocked them from accessing federal buildings.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Not even presidential security clearance could get Taylor Zakhar Perez to spoil the upcoming Red, White & Royal Blue sequel.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Musk, who has long held a US security clearance, even descended upon space rival Boeing’s military aircraft facility in Texas to inspect next generation Air Force One presidential jets—a Trump priority years behind schedule.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Security clearance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20clearance. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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