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Recent Examples of mea culpa
The bodyguard who allegedly confronted soccer star Jorginho’s stepdaughter during an encounter with Chappell Roan in São Paulo, Brazil over the weekend has issued a mea culpa for the incident and taken full blame.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
This book is in part their mea culpa.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Disney and Paramount warned it to stop with legal letters, sparking the mea culpa.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Ye answered some questions about the mea culpa.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
This book is in part their mea culpa.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
Disney and Paramount warned it to stop with legal letters, sparking the mea culpa.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, Ye answered some questions about the mea culpa.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mea culpa
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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Schumer’s team is unwilling to make any apologies for backing Mills over Platner.—
Steve Peoples,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
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Among other things, the team brainstormed ways to add comedic zest to a best man’s speech, a fan letter, a sermon and an apology.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Now, with a new head coach, new quarterback and a 12-team College Football Playoff, the excuses for the Nittany Lions to not make it to the postseason are running out.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Wallstedt made no excuses for the roughest outing of his seven career playoff starts, acknowledging that Colorado, with its hockey version of fast break offense, is a much different challenge than Dallas, which played a more meticulous and patient offensive game.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Unique is meant to embody that racial trauma, but Moore doesn’t possess the grit necessary to make the pain and sorrow resonate.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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The reader feels the moment’s vitality and presence, and the sorrow at its loss, but not because Ford insists on it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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There’s some sadness mixed with true joy.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 May 2026
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For McKidd, seeing Dane included in the finale montage brought both sadness and gratitude.—
Deirdre Durkan,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
Noun
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These could simply be great-grandparents put peacefully to rest in old age, a kind of grief far removed from that which children feel over parents who simply cannot care for them, or parents lost to murder or addiction, as some of the letters describe.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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Kera Sanchez is editor-in-chief of Get Griefy Magazine, which is dedicated to helping people living with grief find solace, inspiration, and a sense of community.—
Edie Kasten,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Interfering with a fawn is discouraged; observe from a distance and contact wildlife professionals only if the fawn shows signs of injury, distress, or the mother's prolonged absence.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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There is tap-dancing, a wall that resembles the night sky, a prop headband that resembles a Plumbob, and the discovery that every actor onstage can imitate the animation a Sim does while in distress.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 May 2026
Noun
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Her sensitive and sublime renderings of such states in her fiction and poetry exemplify this ruth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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