Clearing
Wrapping can be a nice, space-saving layout effect, but it
is not always appropriate. There are certainly cases in which you want
the area on the side of the floated element to be held clear and the
following element to start at its normal position in the containing
block. For those instances, use the clear
property to prevent an element from
appearing next to a floated element.
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