empathetic
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As young Michael, the empathetic Juliano Valdi makes us feel the loneliness of a boy in a Motown Records recording booth facing grown-up pressures to excel.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Being gay gave him a sense of what it’s like to be in the minority, made him more empathetic and confident to be himself.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Tudor's brusque, plain speaking style got no more out of the Spurs squad than Frank's more empathetic approach.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
She just walks off with Jessie, who gives me an empathetic look.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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