sympathy

As Wasow and other researchers have found, a heavy-handed police response—like the kind that happened during the Civil Rights Movement and has already happened in France—can engender public sympathy.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Asked whether he had sympathy for the protesters, Faucher said it was more complicated than that.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Yourex’s attorney has said she was trying to expose flaws in the state’s voter registration system by showing that even a dog could cast a ballot, a gimmick for which Spitzer had little sympathy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Lyman steps in, with a semi-comic hint of a John Wayne swagger, to play the peacemaker, exuding a pained sympathy for both his life-wounded daughter and his life-denying wife.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

There was a touch of real sympathy in Koffi's voice.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Four years later the revolution had executed the king and passed the Law of Suspects, under which French citizens could be jailed for their presumed sympathies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Staff at Yorkshire Wildlife Park have separately said their "thoughts and heartfelt sympathies" are with Chapman's family and confirmed the rare Amur tiger, called Altai, remained in the enclosure and would not be euthanised.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

A park spokesperson said their "thoughts and heartfelt sympathies" remain with the man's family and confirmed the Amur tiger, called Altai, remained in the enclosure and would not be euthanised.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Williams concluded her statement by sending her love and sympathies to Gilbert’s family, friends and his New Found Glory bandmates Jordan Pundik, Cyrus Bolooki and Ian Grushka.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

I decided to appeal to my aunt’s sympathies.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan