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repentance

[ri-pen-tns, -pen-tuhns] / rɪˈpɛn tns, -ˈpɛn təns /


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So that ashen cross proves an appropriate start to Lent’s season of repentance: a time to get things right in your life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The frail Jones expressed regret for his past and Lee decided to believe his repentance was sincere.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

But it is recovery, with its repentance and hope of redemption, that is the most prominent theme of “Scene.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

This 10-day stretch ends with Yom Kippur, a day of fasting, repentance and commemoration of the dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2024

It was clear that I must repair to our town next day, and in the first flow of my repentance, it was equally clear that I must stay at Joe’s.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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