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exonerate

[ig-zon-uh-reyt] / ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪt /


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"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

While it’s true, as EduBirdie told Salon, that many of the online influencers peddling the “tradwife” life are actually paid professionals who make money off creating content, this hypocrisy doesn’t exonerate them.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

The majority, he warned, was inviting an endless wave of litigation over evidence that could never truly exonerate a person under Texas law.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

After an investigation prompted by the Northern California Innocence Project, Pierson in 2020 asked the court to exonerate Ricky Davis, who had been convicted of the 1985 murder of Jane Hylton, a newspaper columnist.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024

“That isn’t her doing,” Lazlo said, not to dismiss the threat, but at least to exonerate Sarai.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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