expiations

Definition of expiationsnext
plural of expiation
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Noun
  • Venezuela is demanding information and reparations under international environmental law from its Caribbean neighbor, one of the region’s largest oil and gas producers.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • The victims are asking the court to order comprehensive reparations, medical and psychological treatment, guarantees against future abuses and the permanent closure of El Helicoide.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 11 May 2026
Noun
  • Trump has issued a number of pardons to people who argued they were unfairly punished by the Biden administration, some of whom have financial or business ties to the president.
    Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • The Tribune has reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
Noun
  • Working for his hometown has its satisfactions After living all over the world for 25 years in the foreign service, Marc Shaw, 51, was ready to come home to Kansas City, Missouri.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Niazi doesn’t discuss the frustrations or satisfactions of this process.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Mahamat said the cycle of reprisals had spread over a fairly large area, prompting an intervention by the army.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The residence of Mali’s defense minister, Sadio Camara, was heavily damaged by an explosion during the attack, a nearby shopkeeper told the AP, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
    Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • The reps and warranties and indemnities clauses will define their obligations.
    Bruce Werner, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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