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as in emancipation
the act of setting free from slavery
the Emancipation Proclamation was merely the first step in the full enfranchisement of African-Americans
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Noun
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The son had requested emancipation from Gaviola and obtained a domestic violence protection order against her from the Fresno County Superior Court.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
8 July 2025 -
Each of the 1800s-era houses — three of which are now UNESCO Sites of Memory — offers a window into a different chapter of Black life in Houston, from enslavement to emancipation.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Noun
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As the suffrage movement grew, women painters took up banners alongside sculptors, models, writers, musicians, teachers, doctors, dancers, college women, and thousands of others, with many Chase students among them.—
Anne Halsey,
JSTOR Daily,
6 Aug. 2025
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The show also tackles a big historic topic with women’s suffrage.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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This could be a moment of liberation—from over-identifying with our minds and rediscovering the richness of emotion, intuition and even our limitations.—
Dax Grant,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Its worst weekly performance since early April when Trump first announced his liberation day trade war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Aug. 2025
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“Enfranchisement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enfranchisement. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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