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repent

[ri-pent] / rɪˈpɛnt /


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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

There would have been a time that I would have had to plan for eating like this — and there would have been a time I would've felt like I had to repent.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023

Choi wondered whether he would ever get the opportunity to publicly repent before he died.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Now I realize we go so Pop can repent.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick




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