bygones
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I doubt these will include a reflowering of the Iranian economy, new domestic popularity for the regime, or neighbors letting bygones be bygones.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
During Wednesday’s Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing into Mullin’s nomination, bygones would not be bygones.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
"I'm not in Green Bay anymore. I feel like we can let bygones be bygones. Maybe. I can. I guess."
From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025
So there is something sporting and noble about a fresh start and leaving bygones in the past, as you suggest.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024
‘You leave him, and then come back to work, and we’ll let bygones be bygones.’
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
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