forgivable
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And at this precise moment, amid a coalition burned out on self-flagellation and ascetic living, a Totenkopf has been deemed forgivable.
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2026
The abdication of curatorial responsibility here might have been at least partially forgivable if the show were stuffed with so much engaging work that finding a unifying through-line proved nearly impossible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
However, over half of down-payment assistance programs — about 1,035 of them — offer forgivable loans.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 31, 2026
He cheerily repeated this in the media, which might have been forgivable if it had been true, but results showed that it was demonstrably untrue.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025
“It would be forgivable if it were somebody else. Not my sister,” she said.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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