exoneration
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But the U.S. attorney’s office didn’t issue a public exoneration, and officials suggested they could restart the investigation at any time.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Such instant exoneration increases the likelihood that worse will happen next time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
But the sheer number of Spacey’s accusers suggests that his acquittal was hardly an exoneration.
From Salon • Oct. 20, 2025
The spokesperson added: "We stand ready to annihilate Ms Pisciotta's tall tales before a jury − an exoneration so inevitable that even she, lost in her fog of fantasy, must surely see it coming."
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
The movie had played a role in Adams's exoneration, and he was released from Texas’s death row not long after its release.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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