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repentant

[ri-pen-tnt, -pen-tuhnt] / rɪˈpɛn tnt, -ˈpɛn tənt /


ADJECTIVE
sorry
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Fourth, a question that has haunted chancelleries for several months: Is the new master of Damascus, Ahmed al-Sharaa, truly a repentant former member of al Qaeda?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Others note that it’s never the repentant Grinch who marauds through schools and holiday parades or blows up on social media.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025

After going through weeks of rehabilitation there, the men are reintegrated into society under the government's ongoing amnesty programme for repentant Boko Haram members.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024

It did so for repentant former Confederate General James Longstreet .

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

“What a good girl you are, Amy!” said Jo, with a repentant glance from her own damaged costume to that of her sister, which was fresh and spotless still.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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