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Four years later, an overwhelming majority of California voters approved Proposition 36, reversing a 2014 change that had commuted some nonviolent felonies to misdemeanors.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Last week, Polis tried to quietly announce that he had commuted her nine-year prison sentence, but the news immediately caught fire.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

In a letter to Peters released Friday, Polis, a Democrat, said he had commuted her sentence to 4 years and 4.5 months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

A statement from the office of Min Aung Hlaing said he had "commuted the remaining sentence" of the 80-year-old Suu Kyi "to be served at the designated residence".

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

She and Jerry had commuted to work together in it, but the car had started to lay smoke all over the road even before the payments were finished.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston