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forgiveness

[fer-giv-nis] / fərˈgɪv nɪs /


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"Forgiveness without cost is not reconciliation, it's erasure," Chamblee said.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Then, if their graduates go to work for nonprofits, much of their debt can be waived under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Forgiveness is a final stumbling block for both women, whose independent streaks flatten out a desire for community when they need it most.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

In a 1992 interview promoting her latest book, A New Day: A Triumphant Story of Forgiveness, Healing, and Recovery, she said, “People hated me because I spoke the truth.”

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

Forgiveness, reader, is, I think, something very much like hope and love, a powerful, wonderful thing.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo




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