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sympathy

[sim-puh-thee] / ˈsɪm pə θi /




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Some locals speculate that the Sconset homeowners might have staged the vandalism themselves to gain sympathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

There was no sympathy, and little understanding of autism and how it should be treated.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Man, she wasn’t looking for any sympathy or anything.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The Croat deserves sympathy, not least as he comes to terms with the death of his father, but also because he walked into a toxic atmosphere which built up under sacked predecessor Thomas Frank.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Natalie watched with sympathy as people dragged broken furniture and ruined carpets and sodden drywall from their shattered homes in the eighty-five-degree heat, tossing everything into growing junk piles in their yards.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz