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exonerate

[ig-zon-uh-reyt] / ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪt /


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But in far more cases—especially controversial shootings—it captured the chain of events clearly enough for investigators to exonerate officers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"We must not exonerate from all responsibility the seven decades that followed independence," he told the magazine, calling on African leaders to improve governance.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

Our attention then returns to the original flashpoint in a way that should, in some respects, exonerate Glaude’s teacher.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2025

The effort to exonerate him was led in part by the Los Angeles Innocence Project and the California Forensic Science Institute at Cal State LA.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

“All you have to do is come up with a lie that will exonerate both Christina and Cara, and then tell it under truth serum.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Thomas and Gorsuch expressed serious doubts that the statute actually exonerates platforms for “deliberately structuring” in a way that could “facilitate” illegal and dangerous activity.

From Slate Mar. 30, 2026

An Oklahoma judge exonerates a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison on murder charges, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of the crime.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 18, 2024

"The report exonerates me of all responsibility," Almagro, who had seen the findings, told Reuters in an emailed statement.

From Reuters Apr. 17, 2023

In their early exchanges, the two discussed the death of George Floyd a month earlier, and the Innocence Project, which exonerates wrongfully convicted individuals.

From New York Times Dec. 3, 2021

I can think of no answer that exonerates me.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Only once before has an executed person been exonerated posthumously by a state entity.

From Slate Aug. 13, 2026

Malcolm Alexander spent nearly 38 years in prison before being exonerated through DNA evidence in 2018.

From Salon Aug. 10, 2026

It pointed to a recent decision by the High Court in London that largely exonerated Renault and four other carmakers from charges that the devices were designed to cheat clean air laws.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

She describes how Dailey, ever hopeful of being exonerated, stayed fit with the help of an improvised dumbbell made by stuffing a pillowcase with his copious legal paperwork.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

He was exonerated, because two other employees who were supposed to be supervising the kids with him had not turned up for work.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Only in 1906, after many twists, did the high court of appeal overturn the original verdict, exonerating Dreyfus.

From Barron's Nov. 18, 2025

Parliament later passed a law exonerating all those who had been convicted.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2025

“We have already uncovered exonerating evidence and this case will be dismissed.”

From Los Angeles Times May 7, 2025

On Thursday, Prado said he would have recommended exonerating Pargas because the acting police chief responded to the crisis correctly based on the division of responsibility between the city and school district.

From Salon Mar. 8, 2024

But the suspicion against him getting into the newspapers, he demanded from Whately a public statement exonerating him.

From The True Benjamin Franklin by Sydney George Fisher




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