empathetic
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Naseem said many women's health issues may require an internal examination, which requires time to be done "in an empathetic and sensitive way".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Sounding empathetic or apologetic helps it accomplish that task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
People feel empathetic embarrassment for robots in uncomfortable situations.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
In another instance of playing a set of disparate characters, he was the imperious patriarch Joe Jackson in the former and the rebellious, empathetic whistleblower Hugo Wakefield in the latter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Do you know what it means to be empathetic?
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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