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Shrove Tuesday derives from the Anglo-Saxon Christian practice of going to confession and being shriven, or absolved of sins before the 40-day fast leading up to Easter.
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Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
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Fans might therefore be forgiven for wondering whether Meet Me at the Lake is in fact on its way to Netflix or not.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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After those eye-catching looks, you would be forgiven for not clocking Felicity Jones‘ recent appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of The Brutalist as being the newest example of the red carpet craze.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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President Calvin Coolidge pardoned Garvey two years into his sentence.Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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The previous week, Biden made another move, pardoning 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes, as well as 1,500 people — setting a new daily record for clemency — who were put on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.Emily Martin, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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Zoom in: About 840 Texas employers have remitted money owed to workers to the Labor Department, according to data the federal agency shared with Axios.Karri Peifer, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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If that’s not hard enough, defining the scope, remit, and objectives of the CMO job is even more bespoke.Stephen Diorio, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Shrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrive. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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