be lenient
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The defense team for Ms. Griner, an Olympian who plays for the Phoenix Mercury W.N.B.A. team, has been trying to persuade the judge to be lenient.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
She appealed to the authoritarian Belarusian leader to be lenient and to offer her the opportunity "to be useful to society and be close to her mom and dad".
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2022
Terabelian’s attorney, Ryan Fraser, urged Wilson to be lenient on her because she was not an “essential player” in the fraud and money laundering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2021
Haefele did not expect "tremendous clarity" from the Fed anytime soon, and said average inflation targeting gave the U.S. central bank "more room" to be lenient.
From Reuters ● Aug. 12, 2021
The headmaster read through Caitlin's letter before agreeing to a month-long grace period: Things had gotten so bad that even the schools had to be lenient.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
