expiations

noun

plural of expiation
as in atonements

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  1. reparations
  2. pardons
  3. satisfactions
  4. reprisals
  5. remissions
  6. indemnities
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  • Understanding Caribbean history For Bousquet, the debate over reparations remains tied to how the Caribbean understands its own history, including slavery’s abolition and emancipation.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The growing reparations movement is one expression of that connection.
    — Richard Fowler, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of reparations
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  • The candidates have been clashing over the personal history of DeBarros, who served 19 years in prison for a shooting in Waterbury at the age of 18 in 1996 before he was later pardoned by the state’s board of pardons and paroles.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • And under the state constitution, only the governor has the power to issue pardons.
    — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of pardons
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  • Homer approves equally of the man’s satisfactions and the woman’s chastity.
    — David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
  • Typically, the more problems a brand has, the lower its customer satisfactions rank — but not Rivian.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Definition of satisfactions
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  • The Associated Press interviewed several protesters, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals from authorities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Organizers say the government accepted demands for sweeping education reforms, compensation for families of students driven to suicide, and assurances that demonstrators will face no legal reprisals.
    — Sheikh Saaliq, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of reprisals
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  • By simultaneously hitting three or more targets, these agents promise not only deeper responses but potentially longer remissions in some of the hardest-to-treat cancers.
    — William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Definition of remissions
Noun
  • Why Traditional Protections Fall Short Historically, small-deal buyers have relied on seller indemnities to bridge this gap.
    — Bhaskar Ahuja, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of indemnities
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