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Recent Examples of atonement The holiday, which also can be spelled Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days and leads up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Oct. 2024 In what was largely considered a shocking atonement, Zuckerberg turned to the audience and apologized to them about Meta's role in online protections. Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2024 Japanese politicians and scholars have since done everything from acknowledging the wrongs that Imperial Japan committed—complete with official apologies and atonement—to questioning or countering the Korean narrative. Jeffrey W. Hornung, Foreign Affairs, 13 Jan. 2015 While Yom Kippur is about atonement for sins, the summer fast day commemorates tragedies. Avi Shafran, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for atonement 

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“Atonement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atonement. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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