Are these personality quirks the essence of their brilliance or pathological eccentricities which sabotage greatness and should not be excused?

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/04/27/smart-stupid-genius-elon-musk-leadership-tesla-jeffrey-sonnenfeld/

Baba-Ahmed became emotional and had to be excused as he stepped off the set to get himself together before he returned.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/01/peter-obis-vp-candidate-datti-weeps-on-national-tv-over-insults-to-family/

Brooklyn coach Jacque Vaughn said after the Nets' 125-123 win that Irving didn't attend the game against the and that the player's absence was excused.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-11715261/Nets-fans-boo-Kyrie-Irving-Barclays-Center-ahead-123-125-win-against-Wizards.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Having a statement from a physician that a seat belt is excused for a medical reason.

Source: https://newstalk1290.com/ixp/62/p/texas-seatbelt-exemptions/

He asked that Zuma be excused from the hearing of his application in August.

Source: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2023-04-17-another-delay-as-zuma-goes-for-downer-again/

He made the most of the increased snaps given to him while S Keanu Neal and Damontae Kazee were on the mend with injuries and S Minkah Fitzpatrick was excused from the team for personal reasons.

Source: https://steelersdepot.com/2023/08/five-position-battles-to-watch-tonight-against-the-falcons/

He then excused himself—the third round of voting was about to begin, and he needed to rush back to the House chamber.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/news/dispatch/maxwell-frosts-vision-meets-washington

His behavior was excused by the public and the critics.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/22/in-opera-heaven-el-ultimo-sueno-de-frida-y-diego/

Incredibly, Ocasio-Cortez excused the contradiction by citing the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine.

Source: https://www.theblaze.com/news/aoc-excuse-owning-tesla

It didn't take much sleuthing to find Messi posting an ad urging fans to subscribe to the MLS package and promoting Wednesday's game on his Instagram, although that could easily be excused away as a contractually obligated duty.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/lionel-messis-pizza-absence-has-bigger-meaning-for-american-sports

It is also painfully, terribly true that the past cannot be undone, even as it cannot be excused.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/books/review/the-prophetic.html

LYNN — Those who witnessed Saturday’s KIPP-Manchester Essex football game could be excused if they returned home with stiff necks.

Source: https://itemlive.com/2023/10/29/kipp-on-losing-end-of-a-shootout/

Many will be excused if they think the grumpiest city across Europe could be located in a cold area, far from the turquoise seaside.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1846881/palermo-italy-europes-grumpiest-city

Similar caution is being shown with Brandon Sinclair after his hamstring issue and both players will be excused the trip to Nairn this weekend.

Source: https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/sport/academy-itching-for-action-after-storms-330943/

Spike's redemption in Buffy the Vampire Slayer excused his past crimes and focused too much on his romance with Buffy, undermining his villainous era.

Source: https://screenrant.com/undeserved-redemption-arcs-tv-shows/

Such is the case for deliberately missing Mass without good reason on Sundays and other holy days of obligation unless excused for serious reason (for example, illness).

Source: https://catholicmessenger.net/2023/10/question-box-is-missing-sunday-mass-a-mortal-sin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=question-box-is-missing-sunday-mass-a-mortal-sin

The judge excused the jury without delivering a verdict on some counts — including another conspiracy charge for Pezzola — after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision.

Source: https://m.startribune.com/proud-boys-tarrio-guilty-of-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy/600272358/

They are not excused because they are getting old and, no one calls them to act in Hollywood anymore.

Source: https://worldcrunch.com/culture-society/kleptomania-sexism-gender-bias

They variously sided with Russia, excused its aggression, or wrongly portrayed the war as an inter-imperial one between the U.S./NATO and Russia.

Source: https://truthout.org/articles/a-ukrainian-socialist-lays-out-the-aims-and-struggles-of-her-countrys-left/

Vallow's attorneys cited her 'fragile' mental state, asking if she could be excused during the detective's testimony.

Source: https://kidotalkradio.com/idaho-cult-mom-lori-vallow-loses-control-during-murder-trial/