empathy
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“Can we grant them some empathy, a moment of our attention and respect, as we learn what we can of their circumstances and how they dealt with them?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
After some time spent with Evans, her fear is as visible as her empathy for Holmes.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pointed to her empty seat while paying tribute to the lawmaker's "empathy, kindness and compassion" as Australia's parliament met for the first time since the incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
There was nothing like that forward-facing sense of understanding or empathy when she first encountered Ramaswamy during his presidential run.
From Slate ● Oct. 23, 2026
Or it may have represented a more general surge in empathy.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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