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shrived

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past tense of shrive

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Hawley argued that Fauci lost his right to invoke the Fifth Amendment when he was pardoned by former President Joe Biden.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Before leaving office in 2025, former President Joe Biden had pardoned Fauci for any of his actions dating to 2014.

— Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 July 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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The original duo last performed together in 2016, and Roxette reformed in 2024 with Gessle and Swedish singer Lena Philipsson.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
After the criticism by the state Supreme Court in 1997, Kaiser reformed the system by creating the Office of the Independent Administrator.

— Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

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But her jump shot, which has been blessed by the NBA 3-point king Stephen Curry himself, is what captured the national imagination.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 26 July 2026
The deal was blessed by the Justice Department in June (reportedly over the objections of staffers who were reviewing it).

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 July 2026

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The Rangers reclaimed the lead after scoring off a Rays error in the fourth and then Wyatt Langford hit a double, allowing Alejandro Osuna to score.

— Cal Phillips July 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Canada reclaimed the top spot by volume at 16% of purchases, while China — last year’s dollar-volume leader — slipped to third in purchase count.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 July 2026

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