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exonerate

[ig-zon-uh-rayt] / ɪgˈzɒn əˌreɪt /


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He died of cancer on Aug. 26, 1937, at the age of 82—four months before the ruling that would exonerate him of the fraud charges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

"We must not exonerate from all responsibility the seven decades that followed independence," he told the magazine, calling on African leaders to improve governance.

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

Sapna also questioned why it took four years to exonerate Sougat when his DNA sample did not match the profile found at the crime scene.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

While it’s true, as EduBirdie told Salon, that many of the online influencers peddling the “tradwife” life are actually paid professionals who make money off creating content, this hypocrisy doesn’t exonerate them.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2026

“All you have to do is come up with a lie that will exonerate both Christina and Cara, and then tell it under truth serum.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Thomas and Gorsuch expressed serious doubts that the statute actually exonerates platforms for “deliberately structuring” in a way that could “facilitate” illegal and dangerous activity.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

Telles told the AP during a February 2023 jail interview that he had evidence that exonerates him, but he declined to produce it.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024

An Oklahoma judge exonerates a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison on murder charges, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of the crime.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024

He said in a statement earlier this week that he believed the report "exonerates me of all responsibility."

From Reuters ● Apr. 21, 2023

I can think of no answer that exonerates me.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

“Our life as we knew it is done,” Gilbert said, adding that she believed Busfield would be exonerated.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Only once before has an executed person been exonerated posthumously by a state entity.

From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026

It pointed to a recent decision by the High Court in London that largely exonerated Renault and four other carmakers from charges that the devices were designed to cheat clean air laws.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

That review, which was reported in 2011, exonerated the pilots of any blame but did not give a conclusion on the cause of the crash.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

At this point, Nixon wheeled round and point by point, having defined the terms of the argument to his satisfaction, exonerated himself.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Brian Atlas of the “Whatever” podcast posted a video of the alleged victim drinking with Peters, as if it were exonerating evidence instead of bolstering the criminal case against him.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Only in 1906, after many twists, did the high court of appeal overturn the original verdict, exonerating Dreyfus.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

“We have already uncovered exonerating evidence and this case will be dismissed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025

In 2013 the agency failed to review the file again, despite the Court of Appeal exonerating another man of rape in near-identical circumstances.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024

How could he, she asked herself, exonerating him from blame.

From The Squirrel-Cage by John Alanzo Williams


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