amends
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Mavropanos thought he had made amends for his 15th-minute own goal when he headed home El-Hadji Malick Diouf's free-kick midway through the first half, but he was ruled to be just offside.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
In an advert in the Wall Street Journal headlined "To Those I've Hurt", West said he knew he had to make amends.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Now she’s trying to make amends, including paying more than $6.6 million in restitution and forfeiture.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Those that do so, he said in an interview, could expect his help to “make amends with the federal government and us.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
If he could just open the door and gulp some air, he’d be able to sit with her through Mr. Addison, and his amends would be over for the day.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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