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shrived

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past tense of shrive

as in pardoned

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The Louisiana Board of Pardons and Committee on Parole recommended Tyler be pardoned three times.

— Sea Stachura, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Another item removed was a campaign poster of Carlos Pizarro, a former leader of the M-19, a guerrilla movement that signed a peace agreement with the government in March 1989, in which its leaders were pardoned for kidnappings and other war crimes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 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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And while he’s been blessed by natural talent and physicality, his rise through the system has been a journey of sacrifice and education.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Linguine Nerano This falls short in the way most Trader Joe’s frozen pastas do, resembling airline food when you’re blessed enough to have it.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

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The Dragons reclaimed the lead with a gutsy 10-yard rushing TD from Tomcheck, who broke a tackle and fell backward into the end zone.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
The coast wasn’t being saved, it was being reclaimed by the sea.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

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