as in apology
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Recent Examples of mea culpa
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.
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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
More anecdotally, longtime bearish economist David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research last week published a sort of mea culpa and a turn toward giving an expensive market the benefit of the doubt.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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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
More anecdotally, longtime bearish economist David Rosenberg of Rosenberg Research last week published a sort of mea culpa and a turn toward giving an expensive market the benefit of the doubt.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mea culpa
Noun
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Our apologies for the error, which has now been corrected, and thanks to the readers who pointed this out.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
2 Feb. 2025
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The settlement does not represent an admission of liability or an apology by the school, the lawyers said.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Her name brings profound joy and hope & her passing leaves painful tears and sorrow.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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So safe, in fact, that an entire generation of Americans has come of age without knowing the feeling of sorrow and instability that such disasters always bring.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Jan. 2025
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In the series finale, Belle arrives late to Milla’s funeral, sticking out like a sore thumb amid friends and family burdened by genuine grief.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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Tips for getting over a break-up Lean into the grief At the core of any breakup is loss—and loss is almost always accompanied by grief.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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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 12 Feb. 2025.
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