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Noun
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Instead, reparations for the more than 65,000 victims will be paid by the Trust Fund for Victims, set up by the court’s member states to distribute the funds.—
Molly Quell,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026 -
While there is a respectable moral case to be made for some form of reparations, Tubbs appears to be excessively fixated on policy ideas that would bankrupt our state if actually implemented.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There is no accountability for the weaponization of the Justice Department or the issuance of pardons to Trump’s friends and contributors from a Republican party that once held law and order as a sacred value.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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During the nearly 25-minute interview, Obama also discussed presidential pardons.—
Caroline Linton,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Working for his hometown has its satisfactions After living all over the world for 25 years in the foreign service, Marc Shaw, 51, was ready to come home to Kansas City, Missouri.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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Niazi doesn’t discuss the frustrations or satisfactions of this process.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Mahamat said the cycle of reprisals had spread over a fairly large area, prompting an intervention by the army.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The residence of Mali’s defense minister, Sadio Camara, was heavily damaged by an explosion during the attack, a nearby shopkeeper told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.—
Mark Banchereau,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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
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The reps and warranties and indemnities clauses will define their obligations.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Expiations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expiations. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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