as in pardons
a setting free from a charge of wrongdoing
confidently predicted that his client's trial would result in a full acquittal
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Noun
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Savannah, who led the charge to obtain pardons for her parents after they were sentenced to federal prison in 2022 on bank fraud and tax evasion charges, learned that her parents would be released less than 24 hours before it was set to happen.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Comer has questioned the former president’s use of the autopen for pardons and executive orders and whether his aides covered up his cognitive decline.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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There are various locations within the park that are good for northern lights viewing, from the miles of lakeshore to backcountry clearings—really, anywhere with unobstructed, north-facing views will do.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
19 Aug. 2025
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Louisville had already increased homeless camp clearings under Greenberg before the law was passed.—
Keely Doll,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025
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After enduring a media firestorm, multiple convictions and exonerations, countless interviews and publishing memoirs, Knox is once again sharing her story in Hulu’s The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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False confessions were found in 13% of exonerations.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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