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shrived

verb

variants or shrove

past tense of shrive

as in pardoned

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President Biden pardoned his son in early 2024 before leaving office.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
That man was pardoned by The Board of Pardons, which consists of Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson.

— Conor Wight, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

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In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.

— Noah LaBelle, NPR, 2 July 2026
The tens of billions that are remitted annually add more to Mexico’s economy than both tourism and oil.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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But in more recent years, as state and national politics grew consumed by concerns over the cost of living, California Democrats have divided over whether and how much CEQA must be reformed.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The entire Western defense ecosystem must be reformed from the ground up to avoid this fate and ensure it is structured for full-spectrum warfare.

— Dan Driscoll, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026

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His collection includes many serious items that might be blessed or venerated.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
His eight-song set, which I was blessed to experience firsthand, was sparsely arranged—the accompaniment amounted to a set of brass bells, a bass guitar, and Cox’s trusty SP-404—yet transfixing all the same.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

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Beijing — ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming reclaimed the top spot on a list of China's richest people, driven by his company's push into artificial intelligence.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Today, nature has reclaimed this idyllic spot—where Ingunn spent childhood summer days picking berries and swimming—with waterfalls and carpets of reindeer moss.

— Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026

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