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reprieves

  • plural
    of reprieve.
    reprieve
    verb (used with object)
    to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).
  • present tense form
    of reprieve (3rd person singular).
    reprieve
    verb (used with object)
    to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a condemned person).

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England took advantage of those reprieves to somehow be ahead by the break, through star performer Anthony Gordon's composed finish and Harry Kane's deflected header.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Extradition requests typically drag on for months, sometimes years, as those targeted seek reprieves from Mexican courts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

The decline is on the larger end among the reprieves for U.S. trading partners.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

This could negatively impact Alcoa’s tariff reprieves on its Canadian aluminum.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

"I always feel that Lord Crawleigh condemned the world and then allowed it to continue existing on day-to-day reprieves," he said.

From The Education of Eric Lane by Stephen McKenna