merciful
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In America, Presbyterians preached salvation from sin through the grace of a merciful God.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Unfortunately at this point most in the audience will be hoping that the play itself will soon come to a merciful end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
After lingering off the coast of Florida hoping for a merciful decision from Washington, the St. Louis and its passengers returned to Europe, where the Nazis were on the march.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025
Handing her a two-year suspended prison sentence, Judge Mr Justice Linden said: "I recognise I have taken a merciful course."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2025
Florence had scarcely ever spoken to her before she arrived at this merciful unpopularity; but Elizabeth had noticed Florence.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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