forgivable

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And at this precise moment, amid a coalition burned out on self-flagellation and ascetic living, a Totenkopf has been deemed forgivable.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

In other words: Was he forgivable or not?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

They were intimates in childhood and the present, but “those were only two forgivable Birdies,” she writes.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

However, over half of down-payment assistance programs — about 1,035 of them — offer forgivable loans.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 31, 2026

“It would be forgivable if it were somebody else. Not my sister,” she said.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie