compassion
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The National Police Chiefs' Council said people who come forward will be "treated with care, compassion and respect".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Cather renders Don’s roiling inner life with compassion as he struggles to arrive at a firmer sense of himself and his art.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Boosting isn’t a solution, but it is an equalizer, reminding upper management that a different title and fatter salary don’t exempt them from compassion, inside or outside the store.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
For a moment I saw compassion and fear struggle in his face.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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