sympathies

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Corinna said she knew her father had been wounded fighting in France and Russia with the German army, but she said he had never mentioned having Nazi sympathies.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"We are extremely saddened by this incident and express our sympathies to those involved," DIA said.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

"We know everyone's thoughts and sympathies will be with her devastated family," he added.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

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

Ben and Mary Anne found themselves in an upstairs room alone and free from the stares and sympathies of the wives.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy