empathy
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There’s not a textbook for empathy the way there is for Python or for bookkeeping.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
At Massapequa's St Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, which has a high percentage of cop and first responder parishioners, Rev Gerard Gentleman noted how the community moved quickly from shock to generosity and empathy.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
This disgraced girl sorely needs that empathy herself.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
“Even if they can come up with a way to utilize AI to fight fires, people are always going to want that empathy from an actual human who actually cares during a moment of crisis.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
To display an empathy you don’t actually feel.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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