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reprieve

[ri-preev] / rɪˈpriv /




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But prices for food, housing and clothing rose more slowly, a welcome reprieve for inflation-weary households.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

For SailPoint and the rest of the battered software sector, a stretch of market turbulence gave way to a sudden, welcome reprieve last month.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 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

He wasn’t surprised that God hadn’t given him much of a reprieve.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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