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"An external source of ignition or extreme weather does not necessarily absolve a company of civil liability," said Hawari.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

He assumes that, these days, the public goes to see movies or plays, watches television, or reads books either to avoid this dismal reality or absolve themselves from it.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

McRory said being forced out by the U.S. government likely doesn’t absolve Polestar of these obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

But in the letter to GKN executives, the county argued that the donation did not absolve the company of liability or of costs incurred by taxpayers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

This I did too, with my musket clutched absurdly in one hand, and clutched in my head, the fevered hope that once crossed, the river should absolve us of scent, and the dogs lose us.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

Your mother-in-law knows her son better than anyone, I assume, and giving this money to him absolves her of two things.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

A fractious national legislature absolves anyone of the responsibility of trying.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Martinique official Serge Letchimy hailed a vote that he said had come "to shatter a system that tramples on the truth, absolves the guilty, and scorns the victims".

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

In order to receive their raw footage, Ms Stanton has asked clients to sign a "contract" that absolves Wallflower Weddings Videography of editing their final film.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025

Saying kaddish and sitting shiva, that absolves them of any responsibility for you.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

“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

This narrative absolved leaders of responsibility and stripped communities of agency.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026

Scientific research has absolved vaccines as a cause.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

Two official inquiries then 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. 16, 2025

My stepfather’s final admonition to me went unheeded as I absolved myself of all responsibility and stayed out of the house as much as possible, thus avoiding the emotional impact of watching Mommy suffer.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

As you suggested, this is often referred to as an “act of God” — absolving Adam of any negligence/responsibility.

From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026

But that may have been the actor’s way of absolving himself of his monstrous off-screen behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

But he feared a ban would easily be overcome by tech-savvy teens, at the same time absolving parents of responsibility.

From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026

The women in the film, Renn's mother, Zoe, and Leigh, absorb most of Renn's guilt, often absolving him.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2023

I walk away from her, guilt on my hands, absolving myself: I’m a good person.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood