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单词 apology tour
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apology tour
apology tour n. originally and chiefly North American a series of speeches, interviews, or other public appearances by a well-known figure (esp. a politician or celebrity), in which he or she apologizes for a widely-publicized mistake or wrongdoing.Now often with the implication that this is being undertaken as a result of expediency rather than genuine remorse.
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1909 Chicago Daily News 6 Jan. (Last ed.) 8/4 An American missionary living in Japan recently lost his dwelling by fire... ‘Our next duty..consisted in apologizing to all the houses in our section—about fifty. It was nearly 12 o'clock at night when our apology tour was completed.’
1946 Corpus Christi (Texas) Times 11 Sept. (Final ed.) 8/4 (heading) Apology tour for Hirohito proposed.
1995 Evening Standard (Nexis) 17 July 3 Hugh Grant's American talk-show apology tour has paid off with curious Americans flocking to see his new movie.
2018 National Rev. 16 Apr. 6/1 Congress and the Federal Trade Commission launched investigations into the company, its share price plummeted, and Zuckerberg embarked on an apology tour.
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