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Recent Examples of Synonyms for compurgations
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This was one of only two cases that resulted in acquittals in the numerous prosecutions arising out of the collapse of Enron.—
Graham Kates,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026 -
Eighteen of those cases were dismissed and two ended in acquittals.—
Alicia Victoria Lozano,
NBC news,
8 Nov. 2025
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For the better part of a decade, Illinois led the nation in annual exonerations until it was surpassed by Texas in 2024, according to the National Registry of Exonerations.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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According to the National Registry of Exonerations, a project jointly operated by the University of California at Irvine, Michigan State University, and the University of Michigan, exonerations nationwide have been steadily rising, from 24 in 1989 to 147 in 2024.—
Mark Guarino,
ABC News,
21 Nov. 2025
Noun
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By simultaneously hitting three or more targets, these agents promise not only deeper responses but potentially longer remissions in some of the hardest-to-treat cancers.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of the 1,500 or so offenders who received pardons, roughly 600 had been charged with assaulting or obstructing police officers, and 170 had been accused of using deadly weapons in the siege.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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But pardons aren't one of them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Jan. 2026
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