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exonerate

[ig-zon-uh-rayt] / ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪt /


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But in far more cases—especially controversial shootings—it captured the chain of events clearly enough for investigators to exonerate officers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

"We must not exonerate from all responsibility the seven decades that followed independence," he told the magazine, calling on African leaders to improve governance.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Sapna also questioned why it took four years to exonerate Sougat when his DNA sample did not match the profile found at the crime scene.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

Our attention then returns to the original flashpoint in a way that should, in some respects, exonerate Glaude’s teacher.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2025

“All you have to do is come up with a lie that will exonerate both Christina and Cara, and then tell it under truth serum.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Thomas and Gorsuch expressed serious doubts that the statute actually exonerates platforms for “deliberately structuring” in a way that could “facilitate” illegal and dangerous activity.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

An Oklahoma judge exonerates a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison on murder charges, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of the crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

"The report exonerates me of all responsibility," Almagro, who had seen the findings, told Reuters in an emailed statement.

From Reuters ● Apr. 17, 2023

“A lot of people think that exonerates him from consequences, but I don’t think so,” she said, adding that she is opposed to his release from prison.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2022

I can think of no answer that exonerates me.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

We know that over the past half-century, more than 200 people have been exonerated after having been sentenced to die, and scholars estimate that 4 percent of those sentenced to death are innocent.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

These include cases in which the men were exonerated through DNA or blood evidence and others in which police are accused of fabricating evidence.

From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2026

It pointed to a recent decision by the High Court in London that largely exonerated Renault and four other carmakers from charges that the devices were designed to cheat clean air laws.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

He alleged that the judge had ignored "clear evidence" that would have exonerated Boasiako.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

In 1998, Walter and I were asked to go to Chicago to attend a national conference where exonerated former death row prisoners were planning to gather.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Brian Atlas of the “Whatever” podcast posted a video of the alleged victim drinking with Peters, as if it were exonerating evidence instead of bolstering the criminal case against him.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Only in 1906, after many twists, did the high court of appeal overturn the original verdict, exonerating Dreyfus.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

Washington decided to issue the first executive clemency in 1795, exonerating “all persons guilty of the said treasons.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2025

"I think the idea of looking at video games and movies and so on, it's just a way of exonerating the people who are really profiting from the violence."

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024

On the urgent representations of the British envoy at Pekin, Governor Li was compelled to issue a proclamation exonerating Gordon from all complicity in the murder of the Wangs.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne




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