sympathetic

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Others were more sympathetic but still unsettled by what he was doing not only to himself but also to his teenage children, who will have to deal with the ugly reactions of social-media ghouls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Police believed Freeman may have evaded capture with the help of locals sympathetic to his anti-authority views.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Sotomayor, who is clearly sympathetic to Reed’s argument, asserts that it has never been given fair consideration.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Stew, who received a refund, said he wasn't sure regulation was the answer, but he was sympathetic to the idea that the debate seemed to be stumbling around semantics.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

He even thought that he had detected sympathetic expressions on the faces of a couple of councilmen, too.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson