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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

Less than two weeks before the attacks, the company amended its agreement with vendors to absolve itself of liability in the event of drone strikes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

“Regardless of how competent or negligent L.A. Fire was in responding, it does not absolve his guilt in starting the initial fire,” Essayli told KFI on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

I wait for him to absolve me of not remembering a mother who birthed me, a grandmother who saved me, friends who rebelled with me, and a suffocating fear I can’t name.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

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

"An order that absolves a man of such a crime, to say it's not a crime, is the darkest hour in our legal system," she told the BBC.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025

But seeing Tano’s panicked face absolves me of those worries.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Because of the BBC's revelations, two official inquiries 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. 18, 2026

Can you imagine Magnum PI’s Tom Selleck or Burt Reynolds absolved of body hair?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

But the jury absolved Musk of “engaging in a scheme to defraud Twitter investors.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Former England goalkeeper and Match of the Day pundit Joe Hart also absolved Vicario of blame for the first goal.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2025

Her mockery irritated him, as did the speed with which she had absolved Major Madu of any responsibility for Major Udodi’s boorish behavior.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Today's move "strengthens expectations" of the health board bosses he said, rather than absolving them of responsibility.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

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

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

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood