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forgive

[fer-giv] / fərˈgɪv /


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Asked by CBS if he could forgive his foes, when faced with going to heaven or not, he demurred.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

Respect the man, but try to forgive his illness.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

She alienated others with a waspish temper, an unwillingness to forgive even small slights and inattention to some of the details that make a union work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

When Arsenal confirmed in July that William Saliba would miss an "extended period" with a long-term back issue, you can forgive fans for panicking.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

“She isn’t well, Muvuki. Please forgive her,” one of them said.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

I called Grandma to apologize when the ReelTok interview came out, and she says she forgives me.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

“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

I never forgave him for leaving us and hurting my mother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

The speech was exploitative, but not demeaning, and the public forgave Nixon.

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

In response, Battle’s daughter not only forgave Burton, but has become an active advocate for his clemency.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

Nathan never fully forgave his father for putting his mom through that pain.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

Americans could be forgiven for thinking that the fashion doll was launched by Mattel in 1959.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

One could be forgiven if memories of the cool-internet era have grown fuzzier over the years, now that the web has become a self-regulating machine in an indomitable surveillance system and all.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

The proposal is breathtaking in its audacity, so much so that you could be forgiven for being distracted by all the elements and missing the bigger picture.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Dodgers could be forgiven for believing it will all work out in the end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

“I think,” I say softly, “if I’d lost the land, Father would’ve forgiven me. He would’ve said, ‘You’re just a boy.’

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

“That’s a tough barometer that Americans are not very forgiving on,” De Haan told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Strong results are no longer enough if the outlook fails to match an already demanding valuation. Investors are becoming much less forgiving."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

But after Gouken’s tragic murder — the particulars will eventually be revealed in flashbacks — Ken and Ryu went their separate ways, Ken never forgiving Ryu for failing to save Gouken’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

“If you designed your Muse avatar or if you designed your Dot in the likeness of your pet, perhaps you would feel a little bit more forgiving if your pet coughs up a hairball, right?”

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026

Maybe she had just been angry at something we had done, but was forgiving us and would send for us soon.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou


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