compassionate
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In this heart-sore and compassionate investigation of unresolved pain, director Marialuisa Ernst makes a parallel between their plight and how her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship affected her family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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
Does the inaccuracy or unfairness of an underlying conviction count as an “extraordinary and compelling reason” for compassionate release?
From Slate • May 29, 2026
A 17-year-old who died after going missing at a Cheshire lake has been described as "compassionate, sensitive, brave and full of light" by his family.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
“I’m not crazy. I’m compassionate. No, I’m more than compassionate; I’m...considerate,” Juanita said, using the word correctly.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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