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apologize

[uh-pol-uh-jahyz] / əˈpɒl əˌdʒaɪz /


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“I understand what I’ve done and I apologize for it.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"I just wanted to apologize for how things went down the other night," he wrote.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

He said he hopes to be a dog trainer and groomer if he is released from prison—he’ll be 98 when his sentence ends—and he asked me to apologize to the Roebucks.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Eddie Murphy, who co-hosted the 1983 Emmys and withdrew from hosting the 2012 Oscars in solidarity with the now-canceled producer Brett Ratner, continues to apologize for his decades-old jokes about gay people.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

And Madge who tried to apologize for Noah’s trumpet joke.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

Kathy Griffin apologizes in advance for all the noise.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

David has one errand of conscience before he goes to the clinic—he apologizes to a friend he once betrayed—but otherwise approaches death with the formality of a man keeping a schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

In one, apparently written during or after an overseas golfing trip, Harp apologizes for having sprinted after the president for lack of a golf cart.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

In a statement shared with local media outlets Tuesday, the family spokesperson said Forbes “regrets and apologizes for any and all behavior she exhibited during her personal mental health crisis.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Dad apologizes again and again, promising to buy Aunt Melissa a new television—right after he finds the money for rent, I guess.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Asked if he had a final statement before his execution, Howard apologized to Swartout's family, who watched from a witness room, US media report.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson said she apologized to her teammates for getting a technical foul late in an eventual 98-89 playoff loss to the Indiana Fever on Tuesday night in Indianapolis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

OpenAI apologized Monday for not properly responding to the Australia incident, which involved its AI models accessing government websites without authorization.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Altman apologized on Friday to the people of Tumbler Ridge for not alerting police sooner to the suspect’s activity on ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Minnie walked out the front door and apologized for the appearance of the yard as I carefully stepped onto the porch.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

In 2019, Newsom issued an executive order apologizing on behalf of California for the history of “violence, maltreatment and neglect” against Native Americans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But the four-time league MVP is not apologizing for her actions that led to the foul being called.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer released a lengthy statement Sunday night apologizing to fans and accepting the findings of an NBA investigation of salary cap violations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

When youngsters start apologizing for swearing in your presence, you’ve aged.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

He kept apologizing and he tried, so hard, to make it better, but I just wanted to be alone.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi




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