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compassion

[kuhm-pash-uhn] / kəmˈpæʃ ən /


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As he poured the traditional cup of wine for the prophet, Rabbi Aft reminded his community that Elijah wanders the earth disguised as a stranger, testing humanity’s capacity for hospitality, compassion and kindness.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

She added: "You have to be resilient, and to be resilient you have to lower your compassion."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Cather renders Don’s roiling inner life with compassion as he struggles to arrive at a firmer sense of himself and his art.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"No words of compassion can ease this pain of loss, this burden of great suffering, when one must bury young people," the priest told black-clothed mourners, weeping or clutching flowers and holding each other.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

It wasn’t so that Scythe Curie could avoid it, but so that Citra could experience it and learn how to show compassion in the face of tragedy.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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