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repentant

adjective as in penitent

adjective as in sorry

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Thanh portrays himself as a repentant figure who now regrets his life of crime and wants to speak out to prevent other Vietnamese people from making the same mistakes.

From BBC

D’Angelo Russell, the Lakers’ repentant point guard who has vowed to be more engaged this season, answered some questions Thursday as drama-free as possible.

Japan has been far less repentant for its wartime sexual abuse of women, setting it in bitter conflict with South Korea, where the majority of former comfort women have died after decades of campaigning for official recognition.

Some had arrived at Quinto’s page searching for a repentant statement in response to the public backlash.

After going through weeks of rehabilitation there, the men are reintegrated into society under the government's ongoing amnesty programme for repentant Boko Haram members.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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