See apology on Wiktionary
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"pos": "noun",
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"examples": [
{
"text": "Thank you both very much, and again, my apologies for keeping you both waiting so late."
},
{
"text": "Japan has never offered an official apology for Pearl Harbor."
}
],
"glosses": [
"An apology is words or actions that show you are sorry."
],
"id": "simple-apology-en-noun-fFnDyce5",
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"examples": [
{
"text": "The company president makes no apologies for those high profits, saying people should be pleased the industry is so strong."
}
],
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"If you make no apologies for something, you think it was the right thing to do."
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"ipa": "/əˈpɒl.ə.dʒɪ/"
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"text": "Thank you both very much, and again, my apologies for keeping you both waiting so late."
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"text": "The company president makes no apologies for those high profits, saying people should be pleased the industry is so strong."
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