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atonement

[uh-tohn-muhnt] / əˈtoʊn mənt /


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But the debate has intensified in recent years, particularly after some nations and businesses which historically profited from African slave labour formally apologised and announced measures of atonement.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Mr. Nesbø specializes in the psychological turf between good and evil, success and failure, violence and atonement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

For all his personal failings, Bill Clinton has always clung to the promise of forgiveness and the process of atonement.

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2025

He would release them, and shoulder the blame as atonement.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

His niece had been subdued and submissive since her walk of atonement, thank the gods.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin




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