apology
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The controversy prompted a public apology and the one-off early closure of the chain's more than 2,000 stores nationwide for staff education in June.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Jennifer added that some of the journalists sent apology letters at the time: “I think that shows how highly they thought of him and how bad they felt when they realized he was genuinely hurt.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Mark Zaid, a lawyer for Carreno, said his client is entitled “at minimum” to a public apology and seemed to suggest that he might have a valid claim for damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
In mitigation on Wednesday, his barrister Richard Wright KC said Bush offered an apology and accepted his conduct "tainted the memory of every person who has passed through his hands".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
It’s what I want to say to the families of all the boys of the Forty-Eighth, but it’s also the apology I wish was given to me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
“I wish to extend my most sincere apologies to everyone impacted by my words,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
After Stodden reposted and questioned the clip earlier this week, Alexander said he was "deeply sorry" and offered her his "sincerest apologies".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
They left, with apologies to me, on the twenty-second.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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