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as in waived
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His family and supporters are hoping the deportation order will be waived in light of Vedam's exoneration and wrongful imprisonment, as well as his work while in prison to improve his own life and the lives of other prisoners.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025 -
In the months since the safety was waived, Sanders has appeared to shift his focus from football to social media content.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Scarlet Knights won their first three games of the season, but have lost two straight since conference play began.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Texans lost the ball on downs at the Central 28.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Forest Hills has been extremely efficient with the money with which the community has entrusted the district.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Oct. 2025
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Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch entrusted Philp, Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin — along with the third defence pairing of Brett Kulak and Ty Emberson — to take on the lion’s share of the minutes against Vancouver’s top line of Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser and Jake DeBrusk.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Forfeited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forfeited. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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