You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for June 15.

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Today’s word is forgiveness, spelled f-o-r-g-i-v-e-n-e-s-s.

forgiveness /fəˈɡɪvnəs $ fər-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]

the act of forgiving or the willingness to forgive

ask/beg/pray etc for (somebody’s) forgiveness

He never admitted his guilt or asked for forgiveness.

I ask for your forgiveness.

She treats us with kindness and forgiveness.

Advocates for broad student loan forgiveness have framed student debt cancellation as a racial justice issue.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 2 June 2021

The administration has also waived a paperwork requirement during the pandemic for disabled borrowers to receive approval for loan forgiveness.

— Katie Lobosco, CNN, 21 May 2021

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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