sympathetically

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However Carroll disputed those claims, saying work to ready the craft had been conducted "as sympathetically as possible" and had not caused harm, with "safety put above historical perfection" in a small number of areas.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

But the scenes she’s devised for these sympathetically difficult oddballs go nowhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

I believe that I Iived through that awful and tragic experience to be held accountable, not only by the victim’s family but, less sympathetically, to the mirror.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

“I don’t want you—I want Walter!” she snaps at her computer companion when he responds sympathetically to a sudden, anguished access of grief.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

“And have you been down here ever since then?” asked Milo sympathetically.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster