sympathetic
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This, too, marks another sharp break from O’Connor and Kennedy’s more sympathetic treatment of green-card holders and other noncitizens.
From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026
For example, bond markets could be sympathetic towards borrowing to fund more investment if they were convinced that would pay off in the terms of higher growth.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
AFP previously investigated a multilingual trend of videos stealing seniors’ identities to bait users into sympathetic purchases of slippers and dog collars.
From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026
Produced by Sandy Linzer, the record was simultaneously rooted in the past and present, blending hypnotic, churning rhythms with sympathetic strings, smooth saxophones and muted trumpets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
Connor gave me a sympathetic shrug, and said he hadn't.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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