apology
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The FDA said it hadn’t issued an official apology, and Taylor Farms later deleted a social-media post highlighting one, though its original weekend statement remains on its website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
During the hearing, Brand, hands clasped behind his jail jumpsuit, said he owed the biggest apology “to the people who lost out.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
“Bluesky apology forms” even began to circulate among lefties with a sense of humor and self-effacement.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Revelations about the history of the village sent shockwaves through the country and led to an official apology to the Jewish community from then-president Aleksander Kwasniewski.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
My face flushed with embarrassment, but I couldn’t seem to stammer out an apology.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
If that sounds dramatic, she makes no apologies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
If she’s facing a problem, apologies are issued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
It follows a separate series of BBC reports which led to the Scottish and Welsh governments to issue apologies to victims in their nations in 2023.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
It said it continued to offer "heartfelt apologies" to those affected by malpractice at the home and said it was committed to full transparency in support of any police investigation.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
He cut short my profuse apologies with a magnanimous wave of his hand, and went back over to his and Mme.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
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