exonerate

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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

Just because “Hinch said he was wrong” in not doing anything to stop the 2017 Astros from cheating does not exonerate him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 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

And what did the prosecutors say to exonerate themselves?

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2024

Recently, an effort has been launched to exonerate George Stinney.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson