But what happened next was instructive: the editors apologized, explaining that they had never heard the term and were unaware it could give offense.

The editor apologized for the error, and the alumni association said that including him was a mistake.

We editors apologize to those of you who lamented our oversight.

The editor later apologized, however, despite previously assuring the newspaper would not be writing one.

Newsweek said Mr. Klein would stay on, but its editor apologized for mishandling the matter.

Mr. Schwartz and the Fed's editors apologized for their insensitivity this week.

The editor of has apologised for the feelings raised.

The editor apologized for the error in the letter column of a subsequent issue.

This hard-boiled editor stopped twice in the course of his talk on fiction writing and apologized for preaching a sermon.

He and other editors apologized profusely to all the Jewish reporters at the paper.