amenability

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This is a moment of clarity, in which all of the women in the room witness together both the necessity of forgiveness and its irreducible complications, its transformative power alongside its dangerous amenability to injustice.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2023

It also says a lot about Oshie’s versatility and amenability.

From Washington Times • May 18, 2021

Lauren Bauser, an assistant state appellate defender, noted the “evolving” standards in courts and legislatures regarding young offenders, ensuring that their prison sentences are proportionate to their culpability and their amenability to rehabilitation.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2021

Abedi was the exception, according to court hearings, with the agency recommending adult court because of concerns that included about his amenability to treatment.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2019

Can you pardon," Mr. James asked, "my making an application of this to the question of one's amenability or plasticity to the interview?

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various