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conviction

[kuhn-vik-shuhn] / kənˈvɪk ʃən /




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It’s just that having high conviction in explosive share price gains is eroding.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Ali argued that successful films are defined less by genre than by the conviction behind them.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

A "pardon after completion of sentence" would mean that Bankman-Fried's conviction on various counts of fraud would be forgiven after he serves his jail sentence.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Access to one of the world’s richest men, with his deep-pocketed foundation and unmatched convening power in global health, would have lent Epstein the legitimacy he was seeking after his 2008 conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The rapid conviction, sentencing, and execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators concluded the trial that had lasted through May and June.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson




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