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compassion

[kuhm-pash-uhn] / kəmˈpæʃ ən /


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“I want him to remember where he came from,” she said, adding that students were taught to value compassion and community.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The National Police Chiefs' Council said people who come forward will be "treated with care, compassion and respect".

From BBC • May 28, 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

Green’s voice radiated power and defiance, fighting off the compassion he knows will spell his end.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

This came about from nothing other than his excessive compassion, which gave his soldiers more licence than is suitable to military discipline.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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