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

Stories range from the title piece, about the death of his mother; to an account of a filmmaker in search of painkillers on a bank holiday weekend to the tale of a repentant vampire.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024

It did so for repentant former Confederate General James Longstreet .

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023

He watched in amazement as the statue of the queen raised her arms and welcomed back her repentant husband and grownup daughter.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick