repentance
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The day marks the beginning of Lent, the most solemn season of repentance in the ecclesiastical year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Full reconciliation with someone who has wronged us is conditional on his repentance, his reform and his making restitution if necessary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
"As Christians, we know that we are people who need repentance and hope."
From BBC • May 4, 2025
Eventually, Mary comes clean, and a bevy of local teens show up in court with their various stolen diner items in an act of mass repentance.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024
“Is he?” teased the unregenerate old man, pinching his pointy jaw gravely in a parody of repentance.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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