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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

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

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

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

“When your foolish act of compassion forced the Kuhani to expel you from candidacy, I thought our hopes might be dashed.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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