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ri mawrs

  • n  a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

  • Afterward, the people of Japan could gather the strength to get on their feet again only by directing all the frustration they had built up in their minds--grudges, remorse .
  • By not apologizing or showing more remorse, the TRC says, Johnson Sirleaf denied both her own responsibility and undermined the TRC process.
  • What's in an apology? Some expressions of remorse are commonplace we hear them on the playground when kids smack each other on the head, or they land in your inbox after a .
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  • Eliot Spitzer in Washington Post
    In his brief comments this morning, Spitzer said: "In the past few days I have begun to atone for my private failings. The remorse I feel will always be with me."
  • William Calley in Atlanta Journal Constitution
    There is not a day that goes by that I do not feel remorse for what happened that day in My Lai,Calley [said].
  • Gary Bettman in CKFR
    Mr. Avery has expressed remorse for his recent comments and has sought a professional anger management evaluation,Bettman said in a statement. "I will require that he follow through with that process as a condition of his returning to the...

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