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compassion

[kuhm-pash-uhn] / kəmˈpæʃ ən /


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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

"I think anyone with compassion in their heart realises it's not right."

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Nothing else matters, such as efforts to measure applicants’ cultural backgrounds, empathy, compassion and interpersonal skills — to list non-academic factors the DOJ suggests should be out-of-bounds for admissions committees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 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

Asking no questions they watched him, their master now, with compassion.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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