compassion
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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
But to say they choose to live on the street, as Pratt has, is to miss the point, to excuse our own complicity, to overlook historic policy failures, and to choose contempt over compassion.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The suit also claims the company exploits human compassion to collect user data and lacks necessary safeguards for minors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The National Police Chiefs' Council said people who come forward will be "treated with care, compassion and respect".
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Later, I will look back and wonder at myself, my lack of compassion.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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