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acquit

[uh-kwit] / əˈkwɪt /




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But Rahmani said he thinks the overwhelming vote to acquit is “a clear sign” that the case should be dropped and Essayli should move on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

He maintained that he was suffering from mental illness at the time of the attack and was unable to form the intent to kill, urging the court to acquit him on the grounds of insanity.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

"We expect the court to acquit Ms Esfandiari," her lawyer Nabil Boudi told AFP before Thursday's ruling.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Though Hale’s crude aping of Harold Lloyd is disappointing, the rest of the cast acquit themselves admirably—no one more so than La Plante as the sympathetic heroine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

In public, Katherine Goble was unfailingly gracious, optimistic, and unflappable, and she insisted that her girls acquit themselves in the same fashion.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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