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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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Fickell could be forgiven for allowing his mind to wander.Jesse Temple, The Athletic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recommended The Monitor's View Thanksgiving as forgiving Russian and Syrian jets targeted rebel positions in Aleppo and health care facilities in Idlib Monday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which reports over 500 civilian and combatant fatalities since Nov. 27.Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
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President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Hunter Biden, who was convicted of federal gun felonies and tax charges, was pardoned by the president earlier this month.Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 13 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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Key changes include the obligation for non-resident sellers to register, collect, and remit these new taxes when supplying digital services to Brazilian consumers.Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Shrive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrive. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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