forgiving

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Consumers may be more forgiving if the Samsung fridges were sold at a discount in exchange for showing ads, said Avinash Collis, who researches the economics of digitization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Here McDermott’s inspired staging demonstrated that Glass’ forgiving personal portrait of Walt Disney makes it the quintessential Hollywood opera that no one dares bring to squeamish Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The Georgia jury was not so forgiving of a parent who gave an AR-15 to a 14-year-old child.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2026

Following this, the defendants appealed again, taking the matter to the Supreme Court, which was less forgiving about the impact of AI.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

‘But I can always charm Father into forgiving me. He’s never been able to stay mad at me. It’s you I’m worried about.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan