forgiving

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Many feature lower credit limits, educational tools and approval standards that are more forgiving than those for traditional cards.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The next 100 days may be less forgiving.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

But I found myself in a forgiving mood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Rose will play with McLaren irons and is likely to use the more forgiving game-improver versions at the long end of the bag and blades for the rest.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“My husband’s aunt says that you visit the prison at her direction, bringing tablescraps not good enough for pigs. She declared that forgiving and caring for the enemy is doing the Lord’s work.”

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson