sympathetic
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Meadows adds that he is sympathetic to the idea of promoting natural diamonds, with a story rooted in the soil, and the experience of poor miners in West Africa.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The American spies didn’t do it for money, which Cuba had little of, but because they were sympathetic to the revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
“It doesn’t matter if you date for 10 weeks or 10 years, people change after they get married,” I heard from more than one sympathetic soul.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Now they’re happy to make her the early leader in the 2026 race for drama lead actress as the prickly but sympathetic Carol in “Pluribus.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Pylades had been waiting in silence, sympathetic, but impatient.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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