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Excuse

/ɪˈkskjus/
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(verb) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
You'll have to manufacture some kind of excuse.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The student tried to make an ____ for why his homework was three days late.

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