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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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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

In return, the companies get administration-backed reprieves from potential new U.S. tariffs for three years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

The US Constitution says that a president has the "power to grant reprieves and pardons for offences against the United States, except in cases of impeachment".

From BBC ● May 27, 2025

We say we're doing it, but by means of all sorts of reprieves, small irregularities and reasonable injustices, we manage not to do it.

From General Bramble by André Maurois