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[ri-deem] / rɪˈdim /




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You can also redeem Amtrak loyalty points for a visit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

I didn’t realize that optimizing my travel points meant picking up a new hobby: constantly comparing prices on travel portals, which is where you redeem your credit-card points for plane tickets, hotels and experiences.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Play as Superman’s cousin, Kara Zor-El, while the game’s credits roll, zapping the names of developers with her laser vision as they scroll past to score extra points you can redeem in the SuperShop.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

A Thursday morning letter to shareholders of the $23 billion Ares Strategic Income Fund said that investors holding 14.4% of its shares sought to redeem in the June quarter.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

Finally, he reached the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, and three days later he died while praying at the Wall for the Messiah to come and redeem his people.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

That means that the amount it redeems on June 10 may be less than $30.52 million.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

Under these arrangements, companies or brokers buy forest land to preserve it, so that by absorbing carbon from the atmosphere the land redeems or "offsets" the planet-warming emissions produced by firms' other activities.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

Just when this thing seems dead, though, the movie picks up considerably, and the much-better second half nearly redeems it.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

However, he redeems himself as an administrator by writing impenetrable new rules on the size of officers’ sideburns and mustaches.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2025

He very seldom declined into the prettiness of Canova, and if he did not often approach the masculine strength which redeems the faults of Thorwaldsen, he more than once surpassed him even in that quality.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

The lesson of the scripture is that everyone can be redeemed, can change, no matter what mistakes they have made.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

Open Standard said the new token can be minted and redeemed at no cost and earnings from Open USD’s reserves will be split among the coin’s adopters after covering operational costs.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

Online retailers selling the physical edition have stated that, as with other digital game codes, the one being offered for GTA 6 is single-use and will become invalid after it is redeemed.

From BBC Jun. 26, 2026

Lily decides to ostracize herself before eventually being saved — and redeemed — by the rest of the toys, but by then, it’s too late.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

Someday the Dead were going to play “Cosmic Charlie” and Matt Larson wanted to be there to see creation redeemed.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Gift card redemptions for fuel retailers are rising, the company said, and from January to March, Fetch saw a 20% lift in consumers redeeming fuel-related offers in the app.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

“If it is a snack or a food product that has six grams of fiber, but it also comes with added sugar or salt, that fiber is no longer redeeming the product,” she said.

From MarketWatch May 10, 2026

The character doesn’t need any redeeming qualities for this particular film to remain entertaining.

From Salon Apr. 5, 2026

But it doesn’t take much to detect the pride he has in his son, whose work may not reliably pay the bills but has brought public recognition and a sense of redeeming purpose.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

Besides, I’m not offering food, and my ability to provide scraps has always been my main redeeming quality to him.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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