apologies
/əˈpɑləd͡ʒiːz/ noun B1- A list of people unable to attend a meeting, typically presented as the first item on the agenda.
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“And now, your excellency,” added he, “allow me to repeat my apologies, and I hope you will not entertain any resentment at what has occurred.”
The Cat replied, “Although you abound in specious apologies, I shall not remain supperless;” and he made a meal of him.
“I hope you won’t have occasion to make many more such apologies.
"He was white with rage, and, indeed, I felt myself in so difficult a position that I could only stammer out a few incoherent apologies, in which I tried to excuse myself by urging my anxiety for my friend.
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