sympathetic
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"We're sympathetic to their feelings, and if individuals have lost family members and are concerned about some of these questions, they deserve to be heard compassionately," says Gillies.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
They are not the most sympathetic lot, and in truth many of us have ambivalent feelings on the death penalty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026
That disparity, though, doesn’t mean the coverage is sympathetic.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
"Though the chatbots often made mistakes, they also behaved as sympathetic listeners to skeptical users -- while still refusing to endorse conspiracy theories," the center said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
I would have appreciated some sympathetic faces in the courtroom to signal to the court that this case was different, but there were none.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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