“He's been in Haiti for the past two months.” “'Beg pardon'? He's been in Hawaii?” “No, Haiti.”
She received a 'presidential/royal pardon'. [=a pardon from a president or a king or queen]
The group wants the debt of the world's poorest countries to be 'pardoned'. [='forgiven']
(..) I drink coffee. So, my goodness. This is a surprise. Such a lovely surprise. After all this time. - Yeah, what's up with that? - I beg your pardon? Well, were you always out of the picture, or just after Mom died? Oh, your grandfather and I were never out of the- I mean, we were always there. We- (..)2005 In Her Shoes