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He told ABC's Good Morning America that he was upset that the lone juror would not acquit Clancy.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Kuqi added he is "100% sure" they will acquit themselves better in the Premier League next season because of the lessons of 2024-25.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

"We expect the court to acquit Ms Esfandiari," her lawyer Nabil Boudi told AFP before Thursday's ruling.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

The jury took about an hour to acquit Ramos-Brito on misdemeanor assault charges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

Emma was very willing now to acquit her of having seduced Mr. Dixon’s actions from his wife, or of any thing mischievous which her imagination had suggested at first.

From "Emma" by Jane Austen

He was asked to write music for a “spiritual Western,” and acquits himself more than respectably.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2025

Steve Carell might not be the first name that springs to mind when you think of Anton Chekhov, but he acquits himself well in the Lincoln Center Theater revival of “Uncle Vanya.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024

Typically, a jury acquits because the prosecution has failed to prove the defendant’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2024

She acquits herself well, telling a story of persistence and courage that's laced with dry self-awareness and humour.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2023

In both cases the critic acquits them of malice, but only to convict them of culpable ignorance.

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman

Gox, he was acquitted of embezzlement by a Japanese court but found guilty of falsifying data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

On Wednesday, Maltese tycoon Yorgen Fenech, who had been accused of masterminding it, was acquitted by a court in Valletta.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

The jury acquitted Hanway, forcing the government to dismiss charges against the others it had arrested.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The defense had stacked the jury with a demographic they suspected would be sympathetic to Flynn — older women — and he was acquitted, amid courtroom cheers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

“It’s over for those two boys, that’s for sure. Once you’re acquitted of a crime, you can’t be tried for it again.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe

Middleton was reportedly one of several senators considering voting to convict Paxton, although he ultimately joined the majority in acquitting him.

From Salon ● May 23, 2026

Garcia's opportunities have been limited this season despite acquitting himself well in the United States and he proved himself again.

From Barron's ● Jan. 4, 2026

Trial juries engage in nullification much more frequently, acquitting a defendant because they believe the prosecution to be unjust.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2025

A panel of 12 jurors deliberated for 13 hours before acquitting Combs of three of the most serious five charges he was facing.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Sir William has engaged a dancing-master to put me into a genteel and polite method of acquitting myself with propriety on the important circumstance of moving about a room gracefully.

From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Georgiana Cavendish