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Recent Examples of mea culpa
That presumably includes the Instagram mea culpa, which was posted in English during Friday’s training — and which came 20 days after the initial incident.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Watch Carvey's mea culpa to Madonna in the full episode of Fly on the Wall above.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Langley offered her mea culpa at the Toronto Film Festival as part of a discussion with Cameron Bailey, the festival’s director.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
But on Bitcoin, even after his mea culpa, Rogoff is still wrong.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Watch Carvey's mea culpa to Madonna in the full episode of Fly on the Wall above.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Langley offered her mea culpa at the Toronto Film Festival as part of a discussion with Cameron Bailey, the festival’s director.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Sep. 2025
But on Bitcoin, even after his mea culpa, Rogoff is still wrong.
—Christian Catalini, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
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Jennifer Lawrence, on the other hand, is demanding an apology.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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The subsequent backlash was quick online, prompting Hilton to issue an apology.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The excuses have more to do with political expediency and gas lobbying than reality.—
Anshul Gupta,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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There can be no excuses because the general team performance against mid-table Fulham had plenty in common with those that had gone before it.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Death, fear, and sorrow unify the disparate practices.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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But grief will give you so much more than sorrow.—
Lauren DePino,
CNN Money,
4 Jan. 2026
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Emotions were on full display with many expressing sadness and frustration, not only over Wednesday's federal raid, but raids happening around the Twin Cities over the last 40 days.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The initial answer to that question is a no, according to some evangelical pastors and commentators who reacted with shock and sadness to Yancey’s confession.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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Ege, a 31-year-old special education teacher, ended up reaching out to the group Families for Safe Streets, whose members showed up at their apartment shortly after Musyoka’s death to help them through those initial days and weeks of grief.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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We’re largely left to imagine her fears for an uncertain future, her grief for an unknown, unborn child and her thoughts on becoming a symbolic figure in the outside world, with another woman’s name to boot.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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The plaintiff seeks damages for privacy invasion, emotional distress, reputational harm and alleged placement on government watch lists.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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The initial wave of relief soon lifted, giving way to distress when Franco learned his home was uninhabitable.—
Joy Benedict,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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