let off easy
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The Justice Department says companies aren’t being let off easy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
He was already let off easy for that, as well.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2024
But Emma’s insincere actor allies aren’t let off easy either; “The Acceptance Song” captures all the cringe-worthiness of 1980’s celebrity charity anthems.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2022
Compared with many countries, Canada was let off easy by Covid, with far fewer deaths per capita than the United States.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
Of the Austrian allies, the south German states were let off easy with a money indemnity, but Hanover, Nassau, and Hesse-Cassel lost their independence and became part and parcel of the Prussian kingdom.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
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