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  • present participle of pardon.

pardoning







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One of Barnett’s previous clients was Alice Marie Johnson, a great-grandmother serving a life sentence for a first-time federal drug offense; Trump commuted her sentence in 2018 before fully pardoning her in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

In the closing weeks of his presidency, Biden loosed his pardoning pen.

From Salon Jan. 22, 2025

A recent Associated Press survey indicated only two in 10 Americans approve of pardoning most of those involved.

From BBC Jan. 21, 2025

Gerald Ford is best remembered not for his administration’s fight against inflation or for signing campaign finance reforms but for pardoning his predecessor, Richard Nixon.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 19, 2025

Farmer asked, referring to his argument with Alex about pardoning prisoners.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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