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forgiveness

[fer-giv-nis] / fərˈgɪv nɪs /


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Davey Hoy said he thought he had noted these verses down after Donaldson had asked for forgiveness.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

Under the terms of RAP, borrowers need to make on-time monthly payments if they want them counted toward forgiveness or to get a principal-matching payment that some borrowers enrolled in RAP will be eligible for.

From MarketWatch Jun. 18, 2026

Their scenes of fracture and forgiveness become as strong an emotional spine as their parents’ late-in-life romance.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

In her 2019 memoir, “Where the Light Enters,” Jill contrasts Joe’s capacity for forgiveness with her proclivity toward grudges, how she recalls “every slight committed against the people I love.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 2, 2026

I remember asking everyone else in my life for forgiveness, but I realize I never asked myself.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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