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atonement

[uh-tohn-muhnt] / əˈtoʊn mənt /


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Mr. Nesbø specializes in the psychological turf between good and evil, success and failure, violence and atonement.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

In all fairness, we don’t know what level of atonement Pitt has made over the years.

From Salon Jun. 30, 2025

It does not cost anything, just a public act of atonement for past sins.

From BBC Oct. 24, 2024

He was promised an opportunity at atonement with a scheduled start in Game 4.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2024

“A good beginning for a Solidarity Service,” thought Bernard miserably, and foresaw for himself yet another failure to achieve atonement.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley




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