as in apology
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Recent Examples of mea culpa
Thursday's mea culpa from the Supreme Court reinstates a lower court's order that found the federal guidance supersedes Idaho's ban.
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
Ross after the 2010 season courted then-Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, failed to lure him, signed incumbent coach Tony Sparano to a mea culpa extension and then fired Sparano less than a year later.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
But this record can also be seen as an album-length mea culpa to those who haven’t let go of the Tyler who ate the roach.
—Hazlitt, 11 Dec. 2024
But taking the write down is usually an ego blow and a public mea culpa that the acquisition was perhaps not the greatest use of capital.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
Ross after the 2010 season courted then-Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, failed to lure him, signed incumbent coach Tony Sparano to a mea culpa extension and then fired Sparano less than a year later.
—Tim Graham, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
But this record can also be seen as an album-length mea culpa to those who haven’t let go of the Tyler who ate the roach.
—Hazlitt, 11 Dec. 2024
But taking the write down is usually an ego blow and a public mea culpa that the acquisition was perhaps not the greatest use of capital.
—Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for mea culpa
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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Tells Sally enough = enough: Liv has apologized, is time for Sally to accept Liv’s apology, put this behind us.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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No amount of my apologies will ever return them to you.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Superintendent Aaron Spence expressed deep sorrow over the loss, stating that the incident has profoundly affected the local community.—
John Feng,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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At the age of 22, Johnson has already endured enough sorrow to last a lifetime.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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With his son murdered in 2015, his mother’s illness and eventual transition, his wife passing away in January 2024, and many other instances of loss, Garry was forced to surrender to the reverberating, omnipresent feelings of grief.—
Jason Phillips,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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The book explores the complexity of hope, the necessity of grief, and the need for new ways of thinking, becoming, and belonging in turbulent times.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Physical resilience means having stamina to tolerate physical distress.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Persistent moral distresses that go unaddressed can lead to burnout, which may cause clinicians to leave their practice.—
Daniel T. Kim,
The Conversation,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Mea culpa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mea%20culpa. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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