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mercy

[mur-see] / ˈmɜr si /


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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

However, he said his crop was "at the mercy of the weather".

From BBC • May 27, 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

Trump could announce the 250 acts of mercy on June 14, which is both Flag Day and his birthday, or on the Fourth of July, some of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Every dream I think back to this moment I try to make it so I just give myself up, let him tackle me, tell him mercy, tell him he’s right how one day ain’t today.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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