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atonement

[uh-tohn-muhnt] / əˈtoʊn mənt /


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For Platner, this is almost certainly a life of reflection and atonement outside the political arena.

From Slate Jul. 10, 2026

The novel explores themes of ancestral sin and atonement against the backdrop of the forests, which stand as silent witnesses to human crimes enacted on a global scale.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 24, 2025

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

In all fairness, we don’t know what level of atonement Pitt has made over the years.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2025

And all at once a great synthetic bass boomed out the words which announced the approaching atonement and final consummation of solidarity, the coming of the Twelve-in-One, the incarnation of the Greater Being.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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