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as in release
a freeing from an obligation or responsibility the indentured servant obtained a quittance from his master stating he was free to leave and was no longer required to work

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Noun
  • Students also followed a strict daily schedule and resided in the very same barracks as the USMA cadets, according to a news release.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2025
  • No release or court information was available for Cunningham.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations legislation.
    Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • This pilot was the first of its kind funded through voluntary reparations, in which oppressors' descendants choose to actively redistribute their wealth and power to the oppressed.
    Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • What’s more, the former Arecibo Observatory detected electrostatic discharge from GPS satellites, although those bursts were longer-lasting.
    Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025
  • Zion Smith, 16, is being charged as an adult on counts of murder, tampering with physical evidence, carrying a dangerous weapon and unlawful discharge of a firearm, Lt. Nicholas Reinert of the Manchester Police Department said in a news release.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • The compensation failed to account for the lifetime of income and family wealth his land provided.
    Willem Marx, NPR, 7 July 2025
  • New York was able to benefit somewhat from the move, acquiring draft compensation from the Miami Dolphins for Waller.
    Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • However, Alaska and Hawaii would receive temporary exemptions from the cost-sharing requirement.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 28 June 2025
  • Again Without it, his path back would require a top-10 finish in a major, a high enough position in the OWGR, or a special exemption from the USGA.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Also, record yourself telling your career gap story to perfect your delivery.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Groundwater banking, modular treatment, and flexible delivery networks form the backbone of this future-forward approach.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • The buyer demanded indemnities, and the final deal value was reduced by nearly 20%.
    Michael Platner, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • In recent years, French academics have begun to increasingly contribute to the conversation about the longitudinal harms the indemnity brought to Haiti.
    Marlene L. Daut, The Conversation, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Quittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quittance. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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