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compassionate

[kuhm-pash-uh-nit, kuhm-pash-uh-neyt] / kəmˈpæʃ ə nɪt, kəmˈpæʃ əˌneɪt /


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“Somehow the general public doesn’t quite seem to understand that there are different hospices,” said Jennifer Moore Ballentine, chief executive of Coalition for Compassionate Care of California.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

My office has approved every single Compassionate Use request that has come to us, and we are constantly thinking of ways to remove barriers that discourage companies from participating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Alexia Clark is a commemorations case worker at the MOD's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

“Solidarity with Morocco and our friends, the Moroccan people after the night’s terrible quake. Compassionate thoughts for the victims and their families and admiration for the work of rescue crews who relentlessly help the injured.”

From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023

And after Mr. Shears had gone to work she made a telephone call to the office and took what is called Compassionate Leave, which is when someone in your family dies or is ill.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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