apologies

noun

Definition of apologiesnext
plural of apology
as in excuses
an explanation that frees one from fault or blame her standard apology for her chronic tardiness is the ever-present congestion on the highways

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Recent Examples of apologies And apologies to our 60-plus readership, but at the Masters, 60-plus qualifies as old — which makes what 65-year-old Fred Couples did yesterday so impressive. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 With apologies to David Bowie, Gustav Holst, Gil Scott-Heron and Sun Ra, the following list is limited to living musicians, who could, theoretically, actually go to space. — Neda Ulaby, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025 Was it manager Ruud van Nistelrooy mouthing obscenities at his players (and apologies to the lipreaders among you for the gif at the top of today’s TAFC)? — Phil Hay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025

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