forbearance

Example Sentences

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For example, the Education Department argues that many borrowers who were having trouble making payments were steered into forbearance, which increased their debt, rather than income-based plans that could ultimately reduce their burden.

From Los Angeles Times

Christ is reputed to have said: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.”

From Salon

Instead he is an observer, attending to Tokyo and to the people in it with a tenderness and forbearance that, if you’re not paying attention, you’ll ascribe to a simple nature.

From New York Times

Borrowers who didn’t get statements within the required 21 days before payment will be placed in administrative forbearance while problems are resolved.

From Seattle Times

“I want to apologize to all the Las Vegas residents, and we appreciate their forbearance and their willingness to tolerate us,” Liberty Media chief executive Greg Maffei said recently in an interview with Fox News.

From Los Angeles Times