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But in the letter to GKN executives, the county argued that the donation did not absolve the company of liability or of costs incurred by taxpayers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

She accused the executive of "deliberately" trying to absolve itself of responsibility by insisting the duty lies on Westminster to solve the problem.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026

This documentary doesn’t absolve any sins; it highlights them.

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2026

However, the Nuremberg tribunals after World War II established in international law that obeying an unlawful order does not absolve an individual of responsibility for atrocities.

From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2025

“Do you really think that you can absolve yourself of guilt by pretending to be someone else? I don’t like you, Fortiori. Do you know that? I don’t like you at all.”

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

"An order that absolves a man of such a crime, to say it's not a crime, is the darkest hour in our legal system," she told the BBC.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025

But while prosecutors say she needs to be held accountable for her actions, her lawyers say her mental state at the time absolves her of liability.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

“They absolutely think that this absolves him and that is the most alarming part. This sets precedents, this sets a tone that it’s OK for this behavior,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2023

But seeing Tano’s panicked face absolves me of those worries.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

In March, a California jury found Musk liable for some of the investors’ losses, but absolved him of defrauding them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

But the jury absolved Musk of “engaging in a scheme to defraud Twitter investors.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Two official inquiries then took place which absolved MI5 and its officers of deliberate wrongdoing, claiming the false evidence was down to mistakes and poor memories.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

Perhaps most infamous is a campaign speech, seared into the brains of thousands of Samohi classmates, in which he seemingly absolved students of their responsibility to clean up after themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025

“If all the world hated you, and believed you wicked, while your own conscience approved you, and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Today's move "strengthens expectations" of the health board bosses he said, rather than absolving them of responsibility.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Moolenaar redeemed Suozzi, absolving him of any New York weirdness.

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

As you suggested, this is often referred to as an “act of God” — absolving Adam of any negligence/responsibility.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

But that may have been the actor’s way of absolving himself of his monstrous off-screen behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

I walk away from her, guilt on my hands, absolving myself: I’m a good person.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood