forgive
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And a brother who is not in the mood to forgive... for now.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the world’s most prestigious clubs—Chelsea, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, and Manchester United—were prepared to forgive all of that, just as long as he brought home trophies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Sell it to your brother, you might cut the price to “give him a deal,” and later even forgive the payments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to "forgive" protesters who abused him during recent youth-led demonstrations that dealt a rare political setback to his government.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some of us, like Vivian and Lois, would never forgive him, but others?
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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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
The victim, who was not named, is still recovering and learning to trust but forgives the family in an act of faith, the statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 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
“Maybe if he forgives me, everyone will forget about what I did and I can get out of this pit faster.”
From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen
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They helped each other with childcare, and one loaned her money for her daughters’ tuition and then forgave the loan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
In response, Battle’s daughter not only forgave Burton, but has become an active advocate for his clemency.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026
Clough never forgave Taylor, who was by then managing Derby County, for signing Robertson on a transfer with a fee to be decided by a tribunal, without informing him of his plans.
From BBC ● Dec. 25, 2025
The school forgave the debt it said Ayala owed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025
He never forgave her love for Pedro Tercero Garcia and made sure she did not forget that she was living off his pity.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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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
The defeat was Hearts' first at home in 15 months and supporters can be forgiven for expecting more from a side assembled with the aid of lauded recruitment tool Jamestown Analytics.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
You could be forgiven for thinking Christopher Nolan doesn’t give much thought to what the audience wants.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026
It requires 30 years of monthly payments before the debt can be forgiven.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
I’m surprised she’s forgiven that girl for choosing someone else as her cooking showcase partner.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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She said the camp teaches children about forgiveness, so she and her husband put that lesson into practice by forgiving the people who took the trailer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Toast is forgiving of this kind of thinking.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
While England did benefit from some fixtures being played in air-conditioned stadiums with roofs, such as in Atlanta against DR Congo, other conditions were less forgiving.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Annette Gordon-Reed’s tone in “Jefferson on Race” is more forgiving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Not forgiving himself for mistakes was one of Percy’s biggest talents.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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