making amends
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We’re already amply aware that some stars are just so talented that they’re beyond accountability or making amends for previous power abuses that irreparably harmed other people and their careers.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
This season of “Summer House” has shown Wilson and Miller making amends to continue their friendship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
But I didn’t want to “surrender” to anything, nor to spend my whole life making amends and walking a path of eternal deprivation and self-denial like I saw in popular recovery communities.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2026
This is not simply about making amends for defeat to Manchester United at Wembley in the final of this same competition two years ago.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Jefferson was making amends for what the Adams family had understandably regarded as “the singular act” of betrayal.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
