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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

And a brother who is not in the mood to forgive... for now.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Once William accedes to the throne and becomes head of the Church of England it will be his Christian duty "to forgive his brother".

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Some of us, like Vivian and Lois, would never forgive him, but others?

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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

—She said he forgives me too, but he’s havin’ a harder time dealin’ with this.

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper

She left behind a small stone to honor the dead and forgave herself for not having found a way to save her parents, murdered on arrival at Auschwitz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

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

From Salon ● May 8, 2026

Kate told him both she and Andy loved and forgave him.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 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

Such poetic license offers little new insight into a topic that has already been picked over for two decades, but it might be forgiven were Hansen as easily dramatized as he is made fun of.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Graham Staines' widow, Gladys, who stayed on in India with her daughter Esther until July 2004, said she had "forgiven" Dara Singh in the Christian spirit.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

There’s a lot going on when you first have a baby, so perhaps new parents can be forgiven for not having everything together right away.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

In a world where everyone is carrying smartphones and setting up Ring cameras, you could be forgiven for thinking the war is over and the surveillance state won.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

“I’m sure Mr. McGuinty has forgiven you for last night.”

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

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

Nancy wasn’t as forgiving of her husband’s critics as Henry was.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

Rasheed regarded the Taliban with a forgiving, affectionate kind of bemusement, as one might regard an erratic cousin prone to unpredictable acts of hilarity and scandal.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini