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exonerate

[ig-zon-uh-rayt] / ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪt /


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These numbers exonerate this summer’s usual suspects of the long-run crime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 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

Sapna also questioned why it took four years to exonerate Sougat when his DNA sample did not match the profile found at the crime scene.

From BBC ● May 4, 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

But then I remember that Caleb is still there, because he was a well-known lackey of Jeanine Matthews, and the factionless will never exonerate him.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Telles told the AP during a February 2023 jail interview that he had evidence that exonerates him, but he declined to produce it.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

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

While this story might be basically accurate, I don’t think it exonerates SBF the way he seems to think it does.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2023

"We appreciate that the report exonerates Mr. Baldwin by making clear that he believed the gun held only dummy rounds," the statement posted on Baldwin's Instagram account said.

From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2022

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

The MP for Ashton-under-Lyne said she had been "exonerated" of the accusation that she had "deliberately sought to avoid tax".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

My dad glanced at my mom and for one delirious second I thought I was off the hook, that somehow I’d exonerated myself, and that we could all just go back to business as usual.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

Ten years later, a district court judge ruled that he was factually innocent and threw out his conviction, citing the suppression of exonerating evidence by police, among other factors.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

Legislation exonerating all affected sub-postmasters in Scotland is expected to pass on Thursday.

From BBC ● May 30, 2024

Peterson’s attempt to clear his name is now backed by the Los Angeles Innocence Project, a nonprofit legal group with a reputation for exonerating wrongfully convicted criminals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

John was grateful to Bertram for thus exonerating him publicly from the responsibility of having begotten him, and he inquired almost kindly what had happened.

From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie




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