Another recent example of a reporter using “exonerative voice”: apparently, the vehicle was the one who performed the action, not the human operating it 🤷♂️
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/vehicle-collides-with-house-in-new-plymouth-occupants-trapped-power-out/NWCP56XNQRH25JAQW2QLFPECJM/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/vehicle-collides-with-house-in-new-plymouth-occupants-trapped-power-out/NWCP56XNQRH25JAQW2QLFPECJM/
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