reprieve
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The agency subsequently won a reprieve last month after it argued that it would run out of money before its January hearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In short, we determined that bankruptcy does give people a fresh start, but getting that reprieve takes longer than the law’s intent.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
The vice-captain was crucially dropped on one and the reprieve allowed him to take England to 366-8, 195 ahead.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
After a bit of a reprieve from an oppressively hot summer, another heat wave is set to scorch Southern California this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The man raised his hands above his head and folded them there, seeking reprieve.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
Extradition requests typically drag on for months, sometimes years, as those targeted seek reprieves from Mexican courts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
The decline is on the larger end among the reprieves for U.S. trading partners.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
This could negatively impact Alcoa’s tariff reprieves on its Canadian aluminum.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
In return, the companies get administration-backed reprieves from potential new U.S. tariffs for three years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
To old Mrs. Prentiss, watching apprehensively each low mountain dawn, the long, golden days of the warm autumn formed a series of blessed reprieves from the loom which hung over her.
From Hillsboro People by Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The DOE review reprieved nearly 2,000 clean-technology projects, totaling close to $24 billion in funding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Salt was reprieved by being caught off a no-ball first up but there was no such luck for Will Jacks as he picked out Short at fine leg in the next over.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2024
Maxwell was dropped twice, on 24 and 33, and also started to leave the field on 27 before, much to his surprise, he was reprieved after opting to review when given out lbw.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2023
Beaumont was reprieved on 61 as Australia opted against reviewing a catch, with replays showing she had hit the ball on to her boot before being caught at short leg.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023
I drift off, reprieved, relieved, and with the number eleven still flashing behind my eyelids.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
While it was Rory Burns reprieving Warner at the Gabba, this time it was Jos Buttler inexplicably shelling Marnus Labuschagne.
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2021
What powerful influence induced the Prefect to risk the odium of reprieving a prisoner whose guilt was so satisfactorily ascertained as that of Ulpius never was disclosed.
From Antonina by Wilkie Collins
Cross-examining failed to get the statement from the woman that would justify my reprieving or pardoning him.
From The Daredevil by Maria Thompson Daviess
Just go and tell Kiddle and the rest, that, in consideration of her general good conduct, I purpose reprieving her.
From Ben Burton Born and Bred at Sea by Archibald Webb
June ye 1st:—Ye Governor and ye magistrates voted ye reprieving of Eliz.
From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 by Various
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