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repent

[ri-pent] / rɪˈpɛnt /


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Writing a column is a recurring opportunity to make mistakes in plain sight and repent them at leisure.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024

There would have been a time that I would have had to plan for eating like this — and there would have been a time I would've felt like I had to repent.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2023

"Not only do I not repent any of this, I am proud of it," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023

“So he was excommunicated. How do you lift an excommunication? The person has to recognize it and has to repent, which he did.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

He spoke quickly, as if to give himself no time to repent of his offer, and hurried away even before my husband had assented.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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