repent
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The passage is often invoked by Christian conservatives in the US, and is interpreted to be a call for citizens to repent and for God to bless the nation.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
He asked the judge questions at his sentencing, including, “Does the record reflect that I repent in my sins?”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024
The Tulkarm Brigades statement said anyone who had been working with Israeli security services had until Dec. 5 to come forward and repent.
From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2023
On Yom Kippur, Jews all over the world will fast, pray, avoid work or play and otherwise repent both for their sins and those of humanity as a whole.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023
In 1859, he contacted the publisher John Murray hesitantly: “I heartily hope that my Book may be sufficiently successful that you may not repent of having undertaken it.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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