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as in salvations
freedom from guilt or blame for having done something wrong
Redemption for your actions will only come after a lot of apologizing.
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as in emancipations
the act of releasing (someone) from servitude to another
The redemption of slaves was a major issue in the Civil War.
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Recent Examples of redemptions
The problem is, the simplest redemptions are usually the least valuable.
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Some BDCs responded by exercising limits on the size of redemptions, restricting investors’ ability to exit.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
The refund applies to over 100 games that had more than 200 voucher redemptions and saw a price increase of more than 50 cents after April 2019.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Eminence has suspended redemptions in order to facilitate an orderly wind down, Sandler said in the letter.
—Hema Parmar, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Some private credit funds that cater to retail investors deployed their capital primarily in debt that offered few lender protections and lower yields, a misstep that could contribute to the current wave of redemptions, David Gross, a managing partner at Bain Capital, said Thursday.
—Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
During his testimony, Fonfara said these fraudulent over-redemptions have burned a $14 million dollar hole in distributors’ pockets.
—Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Some BDCs responded by exercising limits on the size of redemptions, restricting investors’ ability to exit.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
The refund applies to over 100 games that had more than 200 voucher redemptions and saw a price increase of more than 50 cents after April 2019.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
Eminence has suspended redemptions in order to facilitate an orderly wind down, Sandler said in the letter.
—Hema Parmar, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Some private credit funds that cater to retail investors deployed their capital primarily in debt that offered few lender protections and lower yields, a misstep that could contribute to the current wave of redemptions, David Gross, a managing partner at Bain Capital, said Thursday.
—Miles Weiss, semafor.com, 16 Apr. 2026
During his testimony, Fonfara said these fraudulent over-redemptions have burned a $14 million dollar hole in distributors’ pockets.
—Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Redemptions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/redemptions. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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