sympathetic
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That doesn’t necessarily make Zoe Kazan’s version more sympathetic to the woman Steinbeck defined as the kind of monster that moves undetected through the world all their lives.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Australian-born media mogul Rupert Murdoch is "very happy" to see compatriot Guy Pearce play him in a new, largely sympathetic movie about his early business life, the actor said on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The defense had stacked the jury with a demographic they suspected would be sympathetic to Flynn — older women — and he was acquitted, amid courtroom cheers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
He is sympathetic to his change of heart around returning to the UK.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
He flashed me a sympathetic smile and walked away.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
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