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A third group was told that MTV had apologized and urged participants to share their concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

After video of the incident leaked to the public days later, Green addressed the matter in a news conference, saying he had apologized to Poole, Poole’s family and the rest of the team.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025

I said that I had apologized to her and everybody else I wronged.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

Jamal Rifi, a Sydney doctor and Muslim community leader, said the boy had apologized when his family visited him in the hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

He had apologized again and wondered what the stewards who cleaned up the glass thought.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie