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or shrived
as in absolved
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Veiel, conducting a forensic examination of Riefenstahl’s archives and other sources, picks apart the myth the filmmaker propagated after World War II that absolved herself of any complicity in Nazi atrocities.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Dec. 2025 -
Yet this compromise absolved slavery’s defenders of any obligation to concede ground, and placed the onus squarely on slavery’s critics to accommodate their demands.—
Time,
Time,
17 Nov. 2025
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These duties are remitted directly to the CBP.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Her seat was initially filed by the appointment of Melinda De La Vega in 2024 as an interim council member, but in the November 2025 elections De La Vega instead ran for a different seat under the expectation that Pacheco might be acquitted.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Manly-Williams was a star witness against ex-Antioch K9 officer Morteza Amiri, who was convicted of siccing his dog on a man without cause, but acquitted of conspiracy and civil rights charges.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Those fans seemed vindicated when the brash Johnson came in and guided the Cowboys to their most losses ever in a 1-15 debut.—
Jim Barnes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Jan. 2026
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Some were celebrated in their time; others were silenced, only to be vindicated centuries later.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
25 Dec. 2025
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Gillispie was released from prison in 2011, exonerated in 2017 and declared wrongfully imprisoned in 2021.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 2024, the Minnesota Conviction Review Board said he should be exonerated.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Ramírez, who was supposed to be studying chemistry and physics, ignored such strictures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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The supermassive black hole’s forces are unfathomably strong, but the influences of the giant galaxy cluster around it can’t be ignored either.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
15 Jan. 2026
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Since being elected to the board in 2021, Foley has been passed over for the top position multiple times.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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For years, Better Call Saul fans watched as Rhea Seehorn was passed over despite her astonishing portrayal of Kim Wexler on the beloved drama.—
Samantha Highfill,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
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These bills send a clear message that political violence will never be excused, rewarded, or forgotten, and that our democracy is worth defending with action, not just words.—
Norma Torres,
Oc Register,
6 Jan. 2026
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During voir dire, anyone who’s against capital punishment is excused from serving; the law demands that jurors remain amenable to all potential sentences.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Shriven.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shriven. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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