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forgiveness

[fer-giv-nis] / fərˈgɪv nɪs /


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Since she works in a nonprofit hospital system in Florida, she also qualified for public service loan forgiveness after 10 years of payments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

“I don’t expect forgiveness, but if I could have seen any other way to get this close, I would have taken it,” he wrote, according to the document.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

Pleading with Noah's parents for forgiveness, she told the court that she "deserved to be punished".

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

It also was a place with "no sword, no drone, no vengeance, no trivialisation of evil, no unjust profit, but only dignity, understanding and forgiveness."

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

REELTOK: Do you believe you deserve forgiveness and Pamela doesn't?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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