compassionate
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And he ended on a positive note, saying he hoped the changes would help a build a "secure, lawful, compassionate and prosperous" country.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Konate returned early from compassionate leave to help Liverpool avert an injury crisis at the end of January but the centre-back conceded that things were never quite right.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
In this heart-sore and compassionate investigation of unresolved pain, director Marialuisa Ernst makes a parallel between their plight and how her uncle’s disappearance during Argentina’s dictatorship affected her family.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
United States, that prisoners cannot seek compassionate release under the 2018 statute intended to allow exactly that relief, even if they show that their original convictions were inaccurate or unfairly decided.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
It was impossible to tell if she was old or young, but her expression was austere and compassionate, and both Will and Lyra felt as if she knew them to their hearts.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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