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  • adjective Not clean.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ clean

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Examples

  • The number of clean-economy jobs is dominated by "nonclean" energy jobs e.g., waste management, mass transit, agriculture conservation, regulatory compliance and other categories that have nothing directly to do with clean energy.

    Markey Has Been Overselling Clean Energy for Years 2011

  • "You couldn't really see how clean or nonclean it was," Ms. Solomonoff said.

    NYT > Home Page By JOYCE COHEN 2010

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