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shriving

verb

present participle of shrive

as in pardoning

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President Bill Clinton came under fire for pardoning former hedge-fund manager Marc Rich, and President Joe Biden was roundly criticized for pardoning his son, Hunter, as well as preemptively pardoning other family members.

— Ryan Lucas, NPR, 13 May 2026
The Democrats have signaled that they are united in opposition to any talk of pardoning Maxwell.

— Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026

Definition of pardoning

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On the floor, that's usually triaging downtime alerts or chasing quality-hold paperwork—high-frequency, forgiving if the agent gets one wrong.

— Sanjay Brahmawar, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Chicken thighs are a flavorful, versatile, and forgiving protein that can elevate your weekly meals with ease.

— Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 19 July 2026

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Instead, the audit found, the state was remitting fee revenue to the general fund and using more than half the money for purposes unrelated to the board.

— Phoebe Quinton, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
Instead of remitting those taxes to the IRS, prosecutors alleged Kapoor diverted over $2 million from company accounts for his personal benefit.

— Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026

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But Warsh has focused instead on reforming the central bank’s public messaging — mostly by demanding less of it.

— Benn Steil, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
When House Republican Leader Paul Ryan proposed reforming Medicare, opponents ran a television ad portraying him pushing an elderly woman in a wheelchair off a cliff.

— Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of reforming

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Defeating the dragon and reclaiming the treasure represents the restoration of order and the triumph of generosity over selfishness.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Drawing from her extensive background reporting from conflict zones and advising social-impact founders, Rowley emphasizes reclaiming personal and systemic narratives to shift culture, power, and policy.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of reclaiming

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By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

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