forbearance
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Probably true, but the saint-like forbearance of most of the characters around John is a quality to which most of us can only aspire.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The Fed also said that borrowers were more likely to receive forbearance during Covid-19 when a bank was servicing their mortgages as opposed to a nonbank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
“I think some people were being offered forbearance that, frankly, didn’t comply with 238 when it should have,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Also authored by Harabedian, AB 238 prohibited mortgage lenders and servicers from requiring borrowers to pay back any forbearance in a lump sum, but it otherwise did not specify repayment terms.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
The guards, too, treated the common criminals with a certain forbearance, even when they had to handle them roughly.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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