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as in acquitted

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verb

past tense of vindicate

as in exonerated

to free from a charge of wrongdoing vowed that the evidence would completely vindicate him

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as in confirmed

to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of recent discoveries have generally vindicated the physicist's theories

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The two newspapers were briefly silenced by the White House, which persuaded the courts to order them to cease releasing the documents, and then were vindicated when the Supreme Court barred the government from restraining publication. — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026 Continue reading … ‘TIP OF THE ICEBERG’ — GOP says years of noncitizen voter warnings vindicated as scandal explodes. — FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 By the time Fedorov lost his job last week, his years of advocacy for high-tech warfare had been vindicated. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 This was the toughest test of Dave Rennie's young tenure as All Blacks head coach and he was vindicated in his efforts to establish a bold, ball-in-hand game in a six tries-to-three win. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 The Senate minority leader, whose reservations about Platner were vindicated by the candidate’s implosion, is staying on the sidelines; so is the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2026 Feeling vindicated Tuesday, Griffiths spoke out against Harry’s attempts to attack the free press and the reputations of hard-working journalists like herself. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Highly scrutinized for the decisions, Guerin was vindicated in late February when the United States beat Canada in the final for its first men’s hockey Olympic gold medal since 1980. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 27 June 2026 James Percival, the general counsel for Homeland Security, said in a statement that with the two favorable decisions Thursday, the Supreme Court had vindicated the agency twice in one day. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

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Not all pads are alike, but a footprint on the larger side involves five to ten acres of cleared, packed ground that serves as the hub for drilling equipment, which can include wellheads, pump jacks, tanks, wastewater storage pits, trailers, and flare stacks.

— Alex Heard, Outside, 4 Mar. 2026
What counts as a cleared sidewalk?

— Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025

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The move was reminiscent of another high-profile Massachusetts murder trial that recently captured headlines, when Karen Read was acquitted of the top charge during her 2025 retrial.

— Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Jurors acquitted him of first-degree murder, court records show.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

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Orange County Health Care Agency officials have confirmed the county's first human West Nile case of 2026, which some medical experts believe could be one of the worst mosquito seasons on record.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
On Monday, health officials in Michigan — which has the most cyclosporiasis cases — confirmed the first deaths linked to this outbreak in the United States.

— Lauren Dunn, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026

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There were other consequences for the city too – like the hefty settlement payments Detroit doled out to the exonerated men in Simon’s cases.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
The film’s most tense and destabilizing sequence is a confrontational meeting between the exonerated men and Bishop.

— Beandrea July, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of exonerated

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The findings include 85 critical and 635 high-severity bugs, most of which have already been verified by project owners.

— Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
It was verified by state DNR fisheries biologist Stephen Floyd, who certified her catch as the new pumpkinseed record.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026

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Some opponents of the merger have argued that the deal will effectively consolidate all of March Madness under one corporate umbrella and ultimately harm competition for college sports rights.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
That’s why the oil market may be underpricing that risk, argued Tompkins.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

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