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repentance

[ri-pen-tns, -pen-tuhns] / rɪˈpɛn tns, -ˈpɛn təns /


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One common answer notes that sackcloth and ashes have been since biblical times a sign of repentance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

But it is recovery, with its repentance and hope of redemption, that is the most prominent theme of “Scene.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

"As Christians, we know that we are people who need repentance and hope."

From BBC • May 4, 2025

In the meantime, this aggressively revisionist supermarket, as indicated in Butler’s novel, has become part pharmacy, part a site of repentance for past consumption.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

No, Pastor Ted was thinking mega-overhaul—mind, body, soul—deliverance, repentance, immersion.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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