absolution
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Instead, he explores the wounds inflicted by fame’s piercing orbit, implying that absolution isn’t attained by climbing stardom’s echelons, but by falling just before reaching the top, hitting every last regret on the way down.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
He offered this absolution in the context of revelations that CBS News’ new hire Peter Attia, a health and wellness influencer, appears more than 1,700 times in newly released Epstein documents.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
Did writing the book make you think about aging or absolution differently at all?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
"Repatriation would not be moral absolution, if someone came back it wouldn't prevent them from potentially being prosecuted for what they've done," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025
Preemptive penance and absolution were doctrines researched and developed by the Consistorial Court, but not known to the wider Church.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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"Maus II: And Here My Troubles Began" by Art Spiegelman
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