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civilly
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In the 1990s, former NFL star O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman but found civilly liable for their deaths.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 July 2025 -
Simpson was found civilly liable and went to prison for an unrelated robbery more than a decade later.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2025
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“Tactfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactfully. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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