compassionate
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It was the Steyer I’ve heard on too many commercials: pugnacious, compassionate but spouting a whole bunch of boilerplate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The Terriers announced on 25 March that he would be taking compassionate leave for the remainder of the season.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Khan Valbuena believes his lived experience as a gay Muslim who has faced bigotry will bring a compassionate perspective to a bench some complain is overrun with old-school tough-on-crime prosecutors.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Sara Wheeler’s “Jan Morris” is a compassionate and comprehensive biography of the Tiresias of travel writers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The wise ones, the schemers, the compassionate, and those who did not seem to care.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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