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Which character in Star Wars sacrifices himself to redeem his past actions?

redeem

[ri-deem] / rɪˈdim /




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Blue Owl said it would redeem only 5%.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

These vehicles allow investors to redeem shares quarterly — but usually only up to 5% of a fund’s assets.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

EatClub is another, giving walk-ins up to 50% off the whole bill at thousands of venues when they redeem an offer within its app.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

It’s everything you see in those influencer videos encouraging you to sign up for a pricey credit card so you can redeem points for the lie-flat life—and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

How wonderful it would be if he could redeem himself in Mr. Curtain’s eyes!

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

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

Even in places where the face of earth wears no suggestion of natural beauty the face of the sky redeems it from evil.

From One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion by Arch. Alexander

Unlike last week, they came up clutch as Zoe Harrison redeemed herself for a late penalty miss by snatching victory with an intercept try in the final play.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Bond yields reflect the current market prices of what the capital gains or losses will be when the bonds are redeemed at face value.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

It begins in vulnerability—a future cold day, redeemed by tonight’s memory—and ends in a plea that the beloved change nothing, prizing acceptance over perfection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

In that way, I feel creatively redeemed on some level, just in my own journey between me, myself and I. But I feel ready to move on from the ‘Blade’ questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 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

It’s a fun concept—the machine taking on pesky tasks that offer no redeeming mental value—but there’s an important group standing in Big Tech’s way: Big Tech.

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026

I love to ask authors who write books, with characters who would widely be perceived as unlikable, what do you think are Mallory and Leo’s most redeeming qualities, and how did you empathize with them?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

A foolproof strategy for redeeming credit-card points on flights or hotels?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate was once the darling of foreign diplomats, with legions of supporters at home and a reputation for redeeming Myanmar from a history of iron-fisted martial rule.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

Not all mythical beasts are friendly, of course, but even the hostile ones have certain amiable redeeming aspects.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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