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n. - The act of yielding, giving free rein, or gratifying a desire.

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  • But there is no point in indulging in wishful thinking about the past.
  • Still I think we are at last justified in indulging in a feeling of sober confidence based on realities.
  • The agonies of remorse poison the luxury there is otherwise sometimes found in indulging the excess of grief.
  • But our race fortune was made for us by our fathers, so that in indulging in congratulations we are honouring our heroic sires.
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