repent
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The passage is often invoked by Christian conservatives in the US, and is interpreted to be a call for citizens to repent and for God to bless the nation.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
He asked the judge questions at his sentencing, including, “Does the record reflect that I repent in my sins?”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024
There would have been a time that I would have had to plan for eating like this — and there would have been a time I would've felt like I had to repent.
From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023
But I usually try to repent for my sins of having a busy week and keep it healthy by clean eating.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2023
Meme managed to repent her impulse in a fraction of a second, but the repentance changed immediately into a cruel satisfaction on seeing that his hand too was sweaty and cold.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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