forgive
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It’s like two friends: If you must do something that hurts your friend, you tell him first and try to minimize the cost—that’s how friends forgive each other.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
It was her mental health that led to Patrick Clancy deciding later to forgive her.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Watching the stop-motion monsters climb over ruined walls to poke at Greece’s elite soldiers, it’s easy to forgive the movie for its less-than-stellar dubbing or borderline nonsensical love story.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
But she’s chosen to forgive Bustillos, Gonzalez said, because she kept thinking of him as “a kid” and could tell that he was devastated by his actions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
There is no way to repair the harm to the community, no way any of the people on this worksheet will ever forgive me.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
About 50% of borrowers moved into the IBR plan, an older plan that caps monthly payments at 10% or 15% of discretionary income and forgives remaining balances after 20 or 25 years of payments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
There is also a program for public-service employees like teachers that forgives any remaining balance after 10 years.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026
In their final exchange, Serena apologizes for what she’s done and June forgives her.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
There's something magnanimous about the way Bon forgives his friend without condition, or because he knows that what they've gone through forces people to say things and think things when they know better.
From Salon ● May 27, 2024
Noah looks down at the ground, says quietly, “But it’s the only time she forgives me.”
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
“I don’t know how you’re doing it,” Bustillos’ mother said after Gonzalez told Bustillos she forgave him for the crash.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
The speech was exploitative, but not demeaning, and the public forgave Nixon.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
After her editor sent 11 pages of feedback and issued a two-month deadline for an overhaul, Fortune forgave herself for not getting a gold star on her first draft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Kate told him both she and Andy loved and forgave him.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
“We were on the same team. Foil. USA Fencing National Championships Team. I was the last to qualify. Beat out one of Michael’s friends. He never forgave me.”
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
They allege their student loans were forgiven, but that the consequences of their debt live on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Show up on a Wednesday night and you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the middle of a busy Saturday.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Investors returning from the Labor Day break could be forgiven for wondering if their eyes were deceiving them, but yes, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were significantly worse than the S&P 500.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
But with seven points from a possible nine, three clean sheets and only two points behind early pacesetters Manchester City, the Hull supporters can be forgiven for dreaming a little.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
And then Danuta blushes so red I know she’s forgiven him.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
The point is to notice that stuffing, stripped of its ceremonial duties, is an exceptionally forgiving way to turn bread and whatever else you have into dinner.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
The cancers Merck and Moderna are pursuing next are less forgiving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
What they could’ve done instead: Opt for lighter colors that are more forgiving, or get used to sweeping or vacuuming your floors more often.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
The captain tried to apologize when he saw who I was, but I wasn’t in a forgiving mood.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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