lenient
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Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen told Danish media it is "difficult to accept such a lenient charge".
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
But while Yang provided similar assistance to authorities, his offences were so "grave" that his assistance "was insufficient to warrant a more lenient punishment", the Changzhou court said.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
"We want to time added on to the sentence of Josh's murderer. It was lenient in the first place," Mr Hall said.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Providing an inflation-adjusted GPA, however, makes the context legible to employers and admissions officers while also creating incentives that discourage lenient grading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
The judges of the dead wouldn’t be lenient to her a second time.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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