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forgive

[fer-giv] / fərˈgɪv /


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Mr. Hernández, a “Saturday Night Live” cast member, is particularly shrill as the best man who can’t forgive his pal for getting married.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

You don’t have to forgive them for what they could have done better, Preserve your energy and try to hold compassion for yourself.

From MarketWatch Jul. 7, 2026

While “Best and Last” is a whiff, I can forgive this band of bozos’ urge to make it.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

"I will never forgive you for what you did to my son and what you stopped him from becoming and achieving in his life."

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

You are a child and you’re innocent and you must forgive yourself, just like I forgive you.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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

It forgives all of us—my mom, my dad, and my sister.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

I never forgave him for leaving us and hurting my mother.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 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

In each instance, despite her pain, Davis forgave him, trusting in the underlying strength of their bond.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 13, 2026

It was the Helmholtz of daily life who forgot and forgave, not the Helmholtz of a half-gramme holiday.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

But what’s happened since is so shocking that you’d be forgiven for wondering if Ted Williams and Carl Yastrzemski had been cloned in a lab at MIT.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

You could be forgiven for thinking Christopher Nolan doesn’t give much thought to what the audience wants.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

In other versions of income-driven repayment, borrowers could have their loans forgiven after 20 or 25 years.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Interestingly, reading the two cases back-to-back, you might be forgiven for not recognizing the similarities.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

They had forgiven her a lot over the past year.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

But when it came to Racicot’s allegations, he was a lot more forgiving.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2026

Unlike the old 32-team format for the World Cup, the 48-team model we’ve got this summer is highly forgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

But his personal life stemmed from not ever forgiving his mother for leaving him behind when he was little.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

Many feature lower credit limits, educational tools and approval standards that are more forgiving than those for traditional cards.

From MarketWatch Jun. 9, 2026

The entire family became kind and forgiving, but I knew the motives that prompted their change and it drove me an even greater emotional distance from them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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