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For Mr. Diamond, a practicing Catholic, another deadline was also looming: This year, Valentine’s Day happens to fall on Ash Wednesday, customarily devoted to penitence and fasting.

It would be nice if these men would reflect on how they lost their way, but the good news is that we don't need their penitence.

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An attempt by one German activist to shift attention to Russia’s current war showed just how ingrained the traditional focus on World War II penitence has become.

Others take their acts of penitence to the streets.

Our ad nauseum exposure to De León’s penitence junket has only underscored this question: Why does someone need to remain in that job to do the “work” he claims he wants to do?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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