forgiving
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“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
But critics say there is a difference between forgiving Galliano’s words and throwing a glamorous party in his honor—which also would fall at the start of Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah in Hebrew.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
And if they’re not in a forgiving frame of mind, what will it be like for him to be so helpless in their hands?
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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