forgiving

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Unlike the old 32-team format for the World Cup, the 48-team model we’ve got this summer is highly forgiving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Many feature lower credit limits, educational tools and approval standards that are more forgiving than those for traditional cards.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

But the next 100 days could be less forgiving.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Rose will play with McLaren irons and is likely to use the more forgiving game-improver versions at the long end of the bag and blades for the rest.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Now, in the old days, Indians used to be forgiving of any kind of eccentricity.

From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie