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redeem

[ri-deem] / rɪˈdim /




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She added it was "far too soon for him to try and redeem himself".

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

You can also redeem Amtrak loyalty points for a visit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Play as Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, while the game’s credits roll, zapping the names of developers with her laser vision as they scroll past to score extra points you can redeem in the SuperShop.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

A Thursday morning letter to shareholders of the $23 billion Ares Strategic Income Fund said that investors holding 14.4% of its shares sought to redeem in the June quarter.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Finally, he reached the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and three days later he died while praying at the Wall for the Messiah to come and redeem his people.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

And he’s racked up plenty of points in the process that he redeems for vacations, including a recent winter holiday trip to the Caribbean that would have otherwise cost him thousands of dollars.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

Under these arrangements, companies or brokers buy forest land to preserve it, so that by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere the land redeems or "offsets" the planet-warming emissions produced by firms' other activities.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

Just when this thing seems dead, though, the movie picks up considerably, and the much-better second half nearly redeems it.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

“Shadow Ticket’s” structure turns the current film adaptation of “Vineland” inside out — that would be “One Battle After Another,” whose thrilling middle more than redeems an only slightly off-key beginning and end.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2025

She discovers many bombast speeches even in Macbeth, but she triumphantly exclaims, “Shakespeare redeems the nonsense, the indecorum, the irregularities of his plays;” irregularities which seem to her incomprehensible.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

In that way, I feel creatively redeemed on some level, just in my own journey between me, myself and I. But I feel ready to move on from the ‘Blade’ questions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

The famous Buddhist Angulimala Sutta tells a story of a serial killer who is redeemed by the Buddha and becomes a righteous monk.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

Online retailers selling the physical edition have stated that, as with other digital game codes, the one being offered for GTA 6 is single-use and will become invalid after it is redeemed.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Lily decides to ostracize herself before eventually being saved — and redeemed — by the rest of the toys, but by then, it’s too late.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

He had the wholesome look of the redeemed.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

Gift card redemptions for fuel retailers are rising, the company said, and from January to March, Fetch saw a 20% lift in consumers redeeming fuel-related offers in the app.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

“If it is a snack or a food product that has six grams of fiber, but it also comes with added sugar or salt, that fiber is no longer redeeming the product,” she said.

From MarketWatch May 10, 2026

The character doesn’t need any redeeming qualities for this particular film to remain entertaining.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

As issuers have advertised more perks, redeeming them has also grown more complex, making the true value harder to gauge for many cardholders.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Not all mythical beasts are friendly, of course, but even the hostile ones have certain amiable redeeming aspects.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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