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atoned

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past tense of atone

as in apologized

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Brown apologized on behalf of Jones Road, noting that her team ran a trademark search that didn’t turn up any previous ownership of the name.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 16 Oct. 2026
In one instance, a Minnesota hotel that refused to let immigration officers stay there in January apologized after public criticism from DHS, saying the decision violated its internal policies.

— Anthony Izaguirre, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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Sophie confessed to being a bit conflicted about tobacco, a plant that has killed untold humans, but is also showing promise in vaccine production and other pharmaceutical research.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Kao confessed to federal agents that his business model consisted of bribing public officials in exchange for government contracts, and that the research Navatek was providing to the government was often worthless.

— Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of confessed

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But my mother’s brother conveniently excused himself to the bathroom, while my aunt and other uncle turned to talk to each other.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Ovitz, meanwhile, asked to be excused from further questioning on the grounds that Ormond’s lawyers were trying to harass him with irrelevant questions.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

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Boutique brand Katikies has brought the success of its sister hotel in Oia, Santorini, to Mykonos, with a spacious, whitewashed sanctuary on the island’s southwest coast.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The one-bedroom space is minimal, deliberately quiet, and whitewashed.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of whitewashed

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Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in firing into a car during a shoplifting response, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.

— Sophie Bates, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
However, that valuation may be justified by strong earnings growth.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

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