compassion
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But to say they choose to live on the street, as Pratt has, is to miss the point, to excuse our own complicity, to overlook historic policy failures, and to choose contempt over compassion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The suit also claims the company exploits human compassion to collect user data and lacks necessary safeguards for minors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
She added: "You have to be resilient, and to be resilient you have to lower your compassion."
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The National Police Chiefs' Council said people who come forward will be "treated with care, compassion and respect".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
This came about from nothing other than his excessive compassion, which gave his soldiers more licence than is suitable to military discipline.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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