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repentance

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


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So that ashen cross proves an appropriate start to Lent’s season of repentance: a time to get things right in your life.

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

It says this is a "recognition of the need for repentance, humility and lament".

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Eventually, Mary comes clean, and a bevy of local teens show up in court with their various stolen diner items in an act of mass repentance.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2024

"It is both a time for repentance and a time for thanks," intones the mayor.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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