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shrive

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as in to forgive

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Recent Examples of shrive Shrove Tuesday derives from the Anglo-Saxon Christian practice of going to confession and being shriven, or absolved of sins before the 40-day fast leading up to Easter. — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023

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There’s something about us that is, God forgive us, that evolved to enjoy that.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
Perhaps the Lakers faithful will never forgive him for his role in the disastrous Russell Westbrook trade that set the organization back for years.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of forgive

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The last woman to be executed in Britain, for gunning down her abusive lover outside a London pub more than 70 years ago, will be conditionally pardoned, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said Wednesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
The White House did not immediately respond to USA TODAY seeking names of those pardoned.

— Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026

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In 2009, after years of strained relations between SSPX and the Holy See, Pope Benedict XVI remitted the 1988 excommunications as a step toward healing the rift.

— Noah LaBelle, NPR, 2 July 2026
This can have weird consequences since there is often a lag between the time that the debtor's employer remits money to the sheriff's office and the sheriff's office lags in sending the money to the creditor.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

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