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be forgiven about
verb
To pardon, to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment.
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One can be forgiven for speculating about Arthur L. Carter and his plans for The New York Observer.
Wendell Cox (who is not an economist) could be forgiven for forgetting about the supply side, but Richard Green should know better.
The Fed itself could be forgiven for worrying about being handed the task of spotting crises in advance, a feat that this time eluded some of the most sophisticated banks.
Given 2016 was a year of unpleasant surprises, Nintendo's fanbase would be forgiven for fretting about Super Mario Run being a crashing disappointment.
And a parting thought: if such a potent moment is actually founded on thin air, can we be forgiven for wondering about the whole film?
This was not, as one might be forgiven for thinking, about defending gay and lesbian service members, whose rejection from the armed forces is a reminder that what makes us less free tends to make us less safe as well.
Southgate could be forgiven for worrying about his own future, having been asked to look after England's final four games of the year after Allardyce's dramatic departure, but his graduation from nurturing the nation's grassroots up to the under-21s over the past five years means he is more focused on developing the country's needs.
After Heywood's behaviour in the Plebgate case, when he failed to investigate inconsistencies in the evidence that would have exonerated the former chief whip Andrew Mitchell, people could be forgiven for wondering about Number 10's respect for the truth and simply what is right.
Those hearing the Los Angeles band's new album minus any context could be forgiven for wondering about its origins.
But the network could also be forgiven for casting about for new blood.
Those who did notice could be forgiven for fantasizing about taking away the massive riches of the undeserving, and immediately transferring them to the relief efforts.
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