compassionate
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In a website statement, WellBN said it recognised "the seriousness and sensitivity of the matters raised" and that its priority remained providing "compassionate, safe and effective care for all patients".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Konate returned early from compassionate leave to help Liverpool avert an injury crisis at the end of January but the centre-back conceded that things were never quite right.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
“We could have, like, a lot more of a compassionate view on the unhoused population and those adjacent,” Archie-Winston said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
United States, that prisoners cannot seek compassionate release under the 2018 statute intended to allow exactly that relief, even if they show that their original convictions were inaccurate or unfairly decided.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
I didn't expect him to be compassionate or generous.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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