absolved
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By that stage, the reader might be forgiven for losing track of exactly who has been double-crossed or absolved, let alone when and why.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Because of the BBC's revelations, two official inquiries 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. 18, 2026
“The beauty of this narrative was that it not only absolved Jefferson and his fellow slaveholders of their sins; it absolved America as a whole,” Mr. Rasenberger writes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
For Kevin Farmer, executive secretary of the Codrington Trust in Barbados, the argument that the Church absolved itself by eventually supporting abolition is deeply flawed.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Did this happen before or after Orestes had been absolved of the guilt of his mother’s murder?
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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