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expiating

verb

present participle of expiate

as in compensating

to make up for (an offense) Yom Kippur is the holy day on which Jews are expected to expiate sins committed during the past year

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Establishing a National Claims Commission to resolve confiscation claims from the post-1959 nationalizations, compensating former owners through bonds while protecting people who later acquired the same properties legally.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Teams are no longer building forward but are stuck compensating.

— Kristofer Mussar, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

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Better yet, redeeming the full $100 Chase Travel hotel credit can offset the card's $95 annual fee on its own.

— Ryley Amond, CNBC, 16 July 2026
All three have redeeming qualities beyond their offense, but injecting more skill into the bottom-six should be a priority for a team that ranked 30th in five-on-five scoring this season.

— Harman Dayal, New York Times, 20 June 2026

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Either owner of a joint savings account may be able to withdraw all the funds depending on the account agreement and state law, and both holders of a joint credit card are generally on the hook for repaying the debt regardless of who charged it.

— Ashley Lynch July 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Both account holders are generally responsible for repaying the balance even if only one person made the purchases.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

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The human tongues were immediately loosened by AI’s boldness and began correcting, nuancing, and leveling up the detail.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
During the rehearsal, Pritchard was sometimes brusque with Hamilton, correcting her form with his feet and insisting on certain steps.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026

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