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absolve

[ab-zolv, -solv] / æbˈzɒlv, -ˈsɒlv /


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That deal, and a similar one struck in 2024, didn’t absolve him of criminal liability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

This documentary doesn’t absolve any sins; it highlights them.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2026

Alsup said the purchases did not absolve the company, but that they could reduce damages.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

"This judgment does not change the facts on the ground, nor does it absolve the UK government of its responsibilities under international law."

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

I know it doesn’t absolve anyone of anything, but the Kabul we lived in in those days was a strange world, one in which some things mattered more than the truth.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini




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