repentant

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Fourth, a question that has haunted chancelleries for several months: Is the new master of Damascus, Ahmed al-Sharaa, truly a repentant former member of al Qaeda?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Some had arrived at Quinto’s page searching for a repentant statement in response to the public backlash.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

After going through weeks of rehabilitation there, the men are reintegrated into society under the government's ongoing amnesty programme for repentant Boko Haram members.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024

"An insight from this study was that forgiveness-seeking included humble owning of responsibility for wrongdoing against another person and repentant relational repair through confession, apology, restitution and evidence of change," Witvliet wrote to Salon.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2023

He was real repentant when he told me.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes