sympathies

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Ben Maguire, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, expressed his sympathies to employees, who he said would be "really anxious and uncertain".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

President Sheinbaum was quick to offer her sympathies and "solidarity" with the victims and their families following Monday's attack at Teotihuacán.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Our deepest sympathies go to the deputy’s family and to our law enforcement colleagues and fellow runners at LASD,” the office said on X.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

It’s clear from the outset that Mr. Clark’s sympathies lie with the two preachers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

These books were frankly meant to shock their middle- class readers—to scare the daylights out of them—even as they played on their sympathies.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times