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exonerate

[ig-zon-uh-rayt] / ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪt /


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Federal officials stressed that this did not suddenly exonerate the lettuce.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

“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

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

While this story might be basically accurate, I don’t think it exonerates SBF the way he seems to think it does.

From Slate ● Jan. 13, 2023

"No profession exonerates anyone from being brought to trial for a crime. If you are an artist and you commit a crime, you must respond to the law," the radio report said.

From Reuters ● Jun. 1, 2022

In their early exchanges, the two discussed the death of George Floyd a month earlier, and the Innocence Project, which exonerates wrongfully convicted individuals.

From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2021

I can think of no answer that exonerates me.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

But now, authorities have officially exonerated him — acknowledging his innocence in the 1998 Fullerton heist that robbed him of nearly two decades of his life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Only once before has an executed person been exonerated posthumously by a state entity.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

When Duncan filed for compensation in 2023, Murrill issued a threat, Duncan said during a recent legislative hearing: drop the claim or she would charge him with perjury for falsely saying he was exonerated.

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

At the cafeteria, where a shrinking slice of my consciousness still resided, Daisy was telling Mychal that his averaging project shouldn’t be about people named Mychal but about imprisoned men who’d later been exonerated.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

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

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

But just weeks before the retrial, she saw a link to a new podcast series aimed at "exonerating" Weinstein.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025

Peterson’s attempt to clear his name is now backed by the Los Angeles Innocence Project, a nonprofit legal group with a reputation for exonerating wrongfully convicted criminals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

On Thursday, Prado said he would have recommended exonerating Pargas because the acting police chief responded to the crisis correctly based on the division of responsibility between the city and school district.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2024

We know now how the countess tried to drag you into the business, in fact Lancing had left a letter explaining everything and absolutely exonerating you from blame.

From The Weight of the Crown by Fred M. (Fred Merrick) White


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