forgive
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I could survive with 10%, but my brother has a much lower-paying career, and I would struggle to forgive my father if his actions deprived my brother of financial security.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
That wasn’t my favorite Fourth, though you’ll forgive my hubris if I think it was my most patriotic.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
This is now the only plan that can eventually forgive the debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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
Eisenhower said, “Mr. President, if you will forgive me, I think I mentioned that to you three months ago.”
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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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
She forgives the debt of three men so they’ll change their names to Roy Tillman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
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
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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
The school forgave the debt it said Ayala owed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
To the end of Hercules’ life she never forgave him for being Zeus’s son.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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You can be forgiven for thinking you won’t need to learn much about the new guy in No 10.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
You could be forgiven for thinking Christopher Nolan doesn’t give much thought to what the audience wants.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
Bellingham could be forgiven for revisiting that "who else?" message after his double in the 3-2 win in Mexico City, then the two goals that saw off Norway.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
In other versions of income-driven repayment, borrowers could have their loans forgiven after 20 or 25 years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
I knew she had forgiven me when she asked me to read to her a volume of love sonnets, which were said to be the latest fashion in England.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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But when it came to Racicot’s allegations, he was a lot more forgiving.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
In Australian business, “we’re less forgiving of failure,” Lacaze said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Hopefully people will make the connection of the importance of dreaming and planning and affirmations but also the importance of letting things go, like forgiving people.
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
Even looking back through a daughter’s forgiving eye, I have to admit: my father was never good-looking.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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