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reprieve

[ri-preev] / rɪˈpriv /




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American wallets have been getting something of a reprieve this month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

I needed a reprieve from something I had gone through.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The reprieve for the Mississippi defendant split the high court’s conservatives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

For a beaten-down software sector, and a humbled Palantir, the race is now on to prove the software rally is the start of a genuine second act rather than a temporary reprieve.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

I fold my hands across my body, grip my twisting stomach, and scan my memory for a moment of reprieve.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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