remorseful
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Striking a remorseful tone, she told members she wished the party had scrapped the legislation when it was still in power.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025
Sean Penn, “One Battle After Another” “I love Stellan Skarsgård in ‘Sentimental Value,’ a brilliant mix of selfish, remorseful and eccentric.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
His father, Robert Stafford, told reporters outside court that his son was "very remorseful for what happened".
From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025
In ‘Jesus Christ Superstar,’ the conflict between Cynthia Erivo’s all-seeing, all-feeling Jesus and Adam Lambert’s competitive yet remorseful Judas was thrillingly brought to life in their different yet wholly compatible musical styles.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2025
He’d had no disciplinary violations and the staff at Chad had described him as motivated to participate in treatment programs and remorseful about his crime.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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