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forgiveness

[fer-giv-nis] / fərˈgɪv nɪs /


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Like Dickens’s classic fable, this, too, is a moving and cathartic story of forgiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Her new novel also centers on characters from Cameroon, and asks: What does it mean to offer forgiveness?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

While some presidents have been frugal with their financial forgiveness – George H.W.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Bring a little forgiveness to the picture, says Celeste Birkhofer, a clinical psychologist and adjunct clinical faculty member at Stanford Medical School who emphasizes grief counseling.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Of them all she would have begged forgiveness, had they come with ears to hear.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin


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