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sympathy

[sim-puh-thee] / ˈsɪm pə θi /




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Later, the Stones asked Cook to remix their 1968 single Sympathy For The Devil.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Fans were momentarily disappointed, but nothing could detract from the insolent, messy glory of tracks like Club Classics or Sympathy Is A Knife.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

“Social Media Has Little Sympathy for Murdered Health Insurance Exec,” declared Rolling Stone as platforms bubbled over with brutal jokes and contempt for UnitedHealthcare.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2024

Sympathy and the outpouring of anger of the treatment of Li and other whistleblowers prompted the government to change course and declare him and 13 others martyrs.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023

“They tell everyone that. Principles of Sympathy is one of the classes you’ll have to slog through before they elevate you to E’lir.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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