atonement

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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 was promised an opportunity at atonement with a scheduled start in Game 4.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

“It is an eternal atonement, to watch over the children of the sun, the children of my people, the Azteca bloodline.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall