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as in caring
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as in charitable
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as in pardoning
to cease to have feelings of anger or bitterness toward
it is not easy to forgive those who have hurt us
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as in ignoring
to dismiss as of little importance
he has so many good qualities that I guess we can forgive a slight penchant for exaggeration
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Recent Examples of forgiving
Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
This is not a forgiving environment for a sailboat.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The purpose of Yom Kippur is to practice forgiving others and repentance for one’s sins against God.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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But fall brings with it a special kind of energy: slower — though hardly boring — with more forgiving temperatures and room to roam.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 15 Oct. 2024
This is not a forgiving environment for a sailboat.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2024
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The suit also claims the Biden administration planned to immediately begin forgiving loans once the rule took effect, even though federal law requires a 60-day buffer period after implementation.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The purpose of Yom Kippur is to practice forgiving others and repentance for one’s sins against God.
—Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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Tragically, that caring, thoughtful little girl died in November 2023 when a tree collapsed in the family's Boulder, Colo., backyard.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Employees with children in the system will need ongoing support for their caring duties.Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although his output slowed in later years, Jones, a lifelong activist and supporter of Martin Luther King Jr., continued to contribute to charitable causes and worked on the soundtrack to the 2024 film Lola.Darlene Aderoju, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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But all of them offer political ammunition to Republicans trying to cast the vice president as part of a failed administration that has left American consumers hobbled by years of high prices (while conveniently ignoring three-plus years of relentless job growth and consumer spending).Allison Morrow, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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Unless investors have specifically allocated their money toward funds dedicated toward slashing emissions, ignoring crucial financial performance metrics violates the fiduciary responsibility of institutional investors.Wayne Winegarden, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Take compassionate, caring actions to support others.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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But the real knockout is Saldaña, a compassionate audience surrogate and urgent energy source.Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
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Everyone has been so loving and welcoming, and has treated me with so much respect.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024
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The shelter team and Classic Canines have been working together to promote Big Red, hoping to place him in a warm and loving environment.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
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When shown random pixels, the judge guessed correctly only about 59% of the time.Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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So far, the only sign of anything amiss is the random Magic Marker doodle on the back of one of the many papers in Kornacki’s hands.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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Be kind to yourself: The election is stressing us out.Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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So try to do something kind for yourself in the process of grieving.Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2024
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Instead of relying on haphazard observations and product claims, the Outside Lab @ CU Denver set up an experiment to find out which travel mug keeps beverages warmest the longest.Adam Trenkamp, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2024
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At times, the company seems to police videos primarily in response to public outcry, which makes its decisions inherently haphazard and potentially malleable.Louise Matsakis, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2018
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“Forgiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgiving. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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