compassion
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“My heart and compassion goes out to everyone who has traversed the traumatic journey of betrayal,” she told the Daily Mail.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
"Anyone who treats people in that way is utterly without compassion," she adds.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized the airline CEO for lacking compassion and judgment in delivering an unilingual English message.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Carney added that the message showed a "lack of judgement and a lack of compassion."
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
“If you knew all my story,” she pleaded, “you would have some compassion for me and a better understanding of me.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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