relief
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“The relief is narrow: one student-athlete and one senior season,” the filing states.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
He then issued an injunction claiming to prohibit the hospital from seeking relief in the federal courts that oversee Rhode Island under threat of contempt.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
Andrew Malkinson has told the BBC he felt relief but also anger after the man responsible for the rape he was wrongly jailed for was finally convicted.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
What a couple of parents admit to, and it’s hardly an admission, is that their relief this time around lies in the knowledge that Brashers is dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Was it a relief for him to find the creature in peril located on his side of the river?
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 6
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