recognized

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Our 36 study participants are among the 3,820 people recognized by the National Registry of Exonerations as having their false convictions overturned based on actual innocence.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

He was recognized as a refugee by the U.N.’s refugee agency, but he was detained by Thai police and sent back to China days ahead of his family’s planned resettlement in Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Without enough B12, things can go wrong, sometimes seriously, especially if deficiency is not recognized and treated.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

I’m glad to be recognized, but I am not Alfonso Ribeiro.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

I recognized those feathers to be the very ones that came off the bonnet she’d found on our landlady’s stoop a few months ago.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan