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shriving

verb

present participle of shrive

as in pardoning

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The photos show the president at rallies, pardoning turkeys, at the White House with Christmas decorations, standing with the FIFA trophy, surrounded by flags, flanked by military leaders, outside the Taj Mahal and more.

— Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The million-dollar question concerned the Thanksgiving tradition of the president pardoning two turkeys.

— Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of pardoning

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Acton, who led Ohio’s Covid-19 response, prioritized protecting the accessibility of Medicaid, forgiving medical debt, tackling surprise billing, and creating a new prescription drug plan to lower costs.

— Sarah Todd, STAT, 4 Nov. 2026
The remarkably, borderline unbelievably forgiving Adams became good friends with her ex-husband.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

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Those problems mostly stayed behind-the-scenes until the very public delays issuing property tax bills and remitting money to local governments.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
In many cases, after years of not remitting money owed to ASCAP, the company sued the business owners and took them to court.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

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Across the country, Democrats stood up for big policy changes like increasing the federal minimum wage, expanding child care, reining in Big Tech, data centers, and AI, and reforming health care.

— Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
According to his campaign, his priorities include protecting federal workers, lowering living costs, improving public safety, reforming the criminal justice system and defending civil liberties.

— CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

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His position comes as Democrats prepare for the possibility of reclaiming congressional power with little agreement over how aggressively to confront the President.

— Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2026
Republican says he’s aligned with ‘Alabama values’ For the GOP, the new lines are about reclaiming a district that was reliably Republican before it was altered by the federal court.

— Kim Chandler, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of reclaiming

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Big up to the D’Angelo family as well for blessing me with the opportunity to be able to have his first step out since his transition.

— Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026
Our Father-Mother God, divine Love, is infinite, filling all space – blessing all Her children.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2026

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