acquitted
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“They acquitted themselves well,” coach Jim Harbaugh said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Saunders was acquitted by the jury of alleged offences against a third young man.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Wrapping up his defence, he rejected the charges against him and asked to be acquitted and released.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
But he acquitted himself well enough in Lithuania to get back into the good graces of his seniors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
And Bodega would, too, confident that Nazario would get him acquitted or at least a light sentence.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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