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empathy

[em-puh-thee] / ˈɛm pə θi /


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Filmmakers must stop using these human pawns as a crutch until they prove they have more empathy than the bad guys themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

It turns out that empathy can be particularly useful in a venture capital world where star founders often get to choose their investors – and not the other way around.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Manivannan, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, was being interviewed about care and carers in society, when host Sindhu Rajasekaran raised the rehabilitation of criminals, saying she could have no empathy for rapists.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

It offers a structured, repeatable method for developing empathy as a lived, practiced capacity.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

“Don’t you participate in fusion? Don’t you own an empathy box?”

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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