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Apologies that ​ (a)   regret, promise corrective action and are delivered early, with intensity and genuine sympathy can make amends for many things.

From Phys.Org

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This study of Mars is part of the ​ ​ (a)   of the young field of astrobiology, which includes the search for potentially habitable worlds and the first example of extraterrestrial life.

—Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2022

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He had made some ​​ (a)   excuse about failing to recognize her, and in the end they had had coffee together.

Harcourt, Palma

A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE, 2003

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The result was a long and bitter ​ (a)   between the two peoples, each of whom viewed the other with suspicion and loathing.

Arthur Herman

THE SCOTTISH ENLIGHTENMENT: The Scots' Invention of the Modern World

(2002)

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Do not mistake his ​ (a)   behaviour for softness.

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(2018)

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With the vegan protester just a few feet from her husband, Jill Biden clutched her husband's right hand and ​ (a)   her body between him and the woman lunging at him.—Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2020

The Guardian

(2018)

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But on the other end, too much mystery can render a poem ​ (a)   .

From NPR

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He was also accused of trying to ​ (a)   a city human resources assistant by grabbing her by the neck.

—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2023

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If she knew I'd heard her crying she might well have been ​ (a)   .

Isabel Wolff

RESCUING ROSE (2002)

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"Criminals in West Oakland were heavily armed and ​ (a)   of law enforcement."

—Ali Winston, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023

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"they awakened; they sat up; and then the ​ (a)   of their situation burst upon them. 'How did the fire start?'"

—John Steinbeck, East of Eden