sympathies

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Auden ultimately felt that his poem was propaganda, and his sympathies came to lie rather with the common person trampled under the march of History.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Det Ch Insp Alison Foxwell said: "We would like to express our deepest sympathies to Klaudia's family and friends in light of this tragic update. Our thoughts are also with everyone impacted by this."

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Lammy also expressed his "profound sympathies to the victims of those prisoners who were released in error, especially to Hadush Kebatu's victim", adding that he had met the victim's family in December.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 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

His own sympathies, even on a spring morning eighteen months later, were with the angry men as they prepared for the manhunt.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt