sympathetic response
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Plenty of people on the right have realized what an own goal this was, and they have tried to offer a more sympathetic response to women’s struggles.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Two proposals backed by Greenberg, the Louisville mayor, drew a sympathetic response from a fellow mayor who is running for governor.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
It “really swayed” independents and men, Kumar said, evoking a more sympathetic response than an ad with a woman sharing that her abortion allowed her to attend college and pursue a career.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
She accused Chu of being taken in by a performance she alleged was coached, and wondered why her own tears didn’t get such a sympathetic response.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Then Gabrielle knelt at her mother's side and buried her face in her mother's lap, her tears flowing in sympathetic response to this declaration of maternal faith.
From Cupid's Middleman by Edward B. Lent
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