as in kindness
the capacity for feeling for another's unhappiness or misfortune listening to your flippant comments about the homeless, I wonder if you have any ruth
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Stay well, everyone, and know that small acts of kindness count.—
Helen Dennis, Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
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In the South, manners are all about genuine kindness and compassion.— Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
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His apparently boundless sympathy for others stops short of his own wife.— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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Idubor extended her sympathies to Long’s family.— Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
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This action demonstrates the president’s monumental cruelty, total lack of empathy and compassion, pathological narcissism, boundless vengefulness, abysmal ignorance and glaring immaturity.— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
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In the South, manners are all about genuine kindness and compassion.— Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 18 Apr. 2026
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Many people take cod liver oil to support the health of their bones and joints, heart, and eyes.— Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 21 Apr. 2026
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Chase, meanwhile, gives Melissa a winning mix of exasperation and heart, making her emotional journey feel earned even amid the absurdity.— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
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Renee Seevers, chief executive of TinyFest, an annual gathering of tiny-home providers and experts, still remembers when her 100-square-foot lifestyle went from looks of pity to those of awe.— Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
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While the Kings feasted on pity points to contort and squeeze their way into the playoffs, the reset button has been pressed firmly around the NHL.— Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Staying for now and hoping for the best may be the most realistic option, although that leaves companies at the mercy of an opaque legal system.— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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If there were ever a case for a mercy rule in basketball, this weekend made it.— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
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