forgiveness
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Pleading with Noah's parents for forgiveness, she told the court that she "deserved to be punished".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
It also was a place with "no sword, no drone, no vengeance, no trivialisation of evil, no unjust profit, but only dignity, understanding and forgiveness."
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
On Sunday, the managing director of the festival defended the decision to choose West as a headliner, encouraging people to offer the rapper "forgiveness".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
They fell on the ground and tearfully begged forgiveness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
“Oh, certainly, if they are in your way,” and sweeping her contributions into her apron, pell-mell, she walked off, feeling that herself and her works of art had been insulted past forgiveness.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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