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sympathy

[sim-puh-thee] / ˈsɪm pə θi /




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His response suggested he didn’t have much sympathy for fans who can’t afford sky-high ticket prices.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

In talking himself out of a job, he may only have cost “60 Minutes” some of the sympathy and trust its 58-year history warrants from its audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“I don’t want the audience rooting for Max, necessarily, but I want to trick them into having sympathy for somebody they didn’t expect to have sympathy for.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

He said his grandparents showed no sympathy for Hitler's regime after the war.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

I turned toward Fig for sympathy, but he remained in a tight ball on my bed.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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