as in to regret
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about
after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home
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Gustavo Arellano: How a homophobe repented and became an imperfect LGBTQ+ ally.
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
And in 2021, the Marquette Catholic diocese in northern Michigan said LGBTQ+ people who do not repent should not receive Communion and other sacraments.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Moon and his supporters believe that if Seoul’s relationship with Pyongyang improves, South Korea can depend less on the United States and that the two Koreas can together pressure Japan to repent for its wartime and colonial sins.
—Duyeon Kim, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2021
The story tells of Haman, an antisemitic prime minister in Persia, who convinced the king to issue a decree to exterminate all the Jews.
Mordechai, a leader of the Jews, defied Haman and told the Jews to repent, fast, pray and come together to defend themselves.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
And in 2021, the Marquette Catholic diocese in northern Michigan said LGBTQ+ people who do not repent should not receive Communion and other sacraments.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
Moon and his supporters believe that if Seoul’s relationship with Pyongyang improves, South Korea can depend less on the United States and that the two Koreas can together pressure Japan to repent for its wartime and colonial sins.
—Duyeon Kim, Foreign Affairs, 26 Jan. 2021
The story tells of Haman, an antisemitic prime minister in Persia, who convinced the king to issue a decree to exterminate all the Jews.
Mordechai, a leader of the Jews, defied Haman and told the Jews to repent, fast, pray and come together to defend themselves.
—The Arizona Republic, 23 Mar. 2024
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