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in sympathy with



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Dogs not only witness human action and emotion, they are in sympathy with our seeing and often direct it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

“During that hour, gold prices dropped 7.7% and bitcoin dropped 4%. It wasn’t just the U.S. tech sector that sold off in sympathy with Microsoft, but assets that are seemingly uncorrelated to them,” he explained.

From MarketWatch Feb. 3, 2026

U.S. debt could also be moving in sympathy with its global peers.

From Barron's Dec. 8, 2025

"Edinburgh is twinned with the city of Kyiv and this action is being taken in sympathy with, and support of, its citizens," said the board of trustees in a statement.

From BBC Mar. 1, 2022

He clearly was not in sympathy with the internal squabbling at King’s—especially when it might allow Linus, of all people, to get the thrill of discovering the structure of still another important molecule.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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