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mercy

[mur-see] / ˈmɜr si /


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Sentencing Ali on Wednesday, Recorder Simon James said people had been "packed into every inch of available space", and were left "at the mercy of the unpredictable sea".

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam addressed Iran's leaders in frank terms during a press conference, saying: "Have mercy on our south, stop treating it and its people as merely a bargaining chip."

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“I would say that no one is beyond the reach of God’s grace and mercy, but also, I just don’t understand it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The entire stock market will soon become, for all intents and purposes, the meme-stock market, and your retirement accounts are at the mercy of their whims.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

Warbeak, who was his favorite niece, called out to her uncle, appealing for mercy.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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