exonerated
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That bird was also labeled a spy before being exonerated.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Even Duncan’s Democratic opponent in the race for the clerk position made similar claims, unsuccessfully seeking a petition to keep Duncan from saying he was exonerated.
From Slate • May 5, 2026
Reprising his Olivier-nominated London performance, Brody plays Nick Yarris, the convicted murderer who spent more than 21 years on death row before being exonerated for a crime he didn’t commit.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The DNA testing that exonerated him was only possible because cut-out samples of fabric had been stored separately.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
At the cafeteria, where a shrinking slice of my consciousness still resided, Daisy was telling Mychal that his averaging project shouldn’t be about people named Mychal but about imprisoned men who’d later been exonerated.
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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