repent
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He urged "those who organise death routes, traffic in human beings" to "stop and repent", raising his voice for emphasis as the crowd applauded.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
For these reasons, and for all my aforementioned principles about allowing people to repent for their mistakes, I don’t think Platner should drop out of the race.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Even the thief crucified alongside him, in the final minutes of his life, with nothing to offer and everything to repent, received the same promise: today you will be with me in paradise.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Writing a column is a recurring opportunity to make mistakes in plain sight and repent them at leisure.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024
Meme managed to repent her impulse in a fraction of a second, but the repentance changed immediately into a cruel satisfaction on seeing that his hand too was sweaty and cold.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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