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Among the foreign women held in the camps, many have repented and asked to go home, she said.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

There, they have mock counseling sessions with Glaser in which they discuss their feelings and declare, in some instances, that they have repented.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021

"De Klerk soaked up the glory and the money on the speaking circuit when he should have repented every single day," tweeted prominent journalist Carol Paton.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2020

He referenced the recent deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville and opined that for former racists who have repented as he did, “the images should bring us to our knees.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 27, 2017

When I tell you that I have repented in dust and ashes.

From Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline A Story of the Development of a Young Girl's Life by Drinkwater, Jennie M.