forgiveness
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When Mary shows up unexpectedly, asking Sam for the two things she won’t provide — forgiveness and a dress — the pair slowly find their bond regenerating, pulled back together by forces outside their control.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
But she told police she never knew what the forgiveness was for.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Their scenes of fracture and forgiveness become as strong an emotional spine as their parents’ late-in-life romance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Berman recommends getting on an income-driven repayment program, which would put me in an affordable payment plan where the monthly payments would also count toward my loan forgiveness.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
I hugged my apology to Big Ma, and for all of a second, she let me, and then she pushed me off of her, which was her way and her forgiveness.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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