empathy
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It turns out that empathy can be particularly useful in a venture capital world where star founders often get to choose their investors – and not the other way around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Manivannan, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was being interviewed about care and carers in society, when host Sindhu Rajasekaran raised the rehabilitation of criminals, saying she could have no empathy for rapists.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Plenty of workplaces could use more empathy, but we don’t have to spill everything—and often shouldn’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“It’s hard for a jury to convict when they feel no empathy for the victim. They dirtied up the victim and made her repugnant to the jury.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
His natural empathy and experience with the horses of the bullring circuit had given him insight into the minds of ailing, nervous horses.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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