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Recent Examples of mea culpa
Ahead of the album’s release, West published a lengthy mea culpa in The Wall Street Journal as a full-page ad, apologizing for his anti-Semitic remarks.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
After learning of the response, Carpenter took to X on Saturday afternoon to offer a mea culpa.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
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.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
This book is in part their mea culpa.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
After learning of the response, Carpenter took to X on Saturday afternoon to offer a mea culpa.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
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.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2026
This book is in part their mea culpa.
—Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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Vasana Montgomery, the first person removed from the new season of Love Island USA, issued an apology for using a racial slur in past videos.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
4 June 2026
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Mollner’s director’s cut ultimately tested through the roof, prompting then-Miramax CEO Bill Block to offer him final cut as an apology.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2026
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Despite these recent developments, Platner has continued to receive silence, excuses, and outright support from prominent Democrats.—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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The Seminoles and Gators, however, have no excuses.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Amidst the sorrow of the past eight years, Ronnie and Lydia vowed to never stop searching for their granddaughter.—
James C Ramos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Officials have shared their sorrow and paid tribute to the victims of the accident.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
26 May 2026
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The news of his death was met with shock and sadness from fans, players and fellow broadcasters around the NBA.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2026
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But sadness also, along with regret, surrounding Arguijo-Mejia.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2026
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Needless to say, her emotions ran the gamut from disbelief to anger to grief.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
6 June 2026
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Her deepest grief stayed mostly private.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
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There was a stretch when people in various states of mental distress would just come and fall apart at our kitchen table.—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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The Iskanders sued Grossman and Erickson, and last week a jury found the pair liable in the boys’ deaths, awarding $176 million in damages to parents Nancy and Karim Iskander and younger son Zachary for wrongful death and emotional distress.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 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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