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Seemingly moved by Seong-sin’s uncharacteristic display of mercy, Eun-jae decides to give Seong-sin her kidney.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets of three seasons ago finished guests off without a shred of mercy.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
The pardon thus serves to assert the Duke’s power rather than to enact a less self-interested form of mercy.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The founders of the country viewed the pardon power not as a personal token for the president to hand out but as an act of mercy meant to check the other two branches.
—Stewart Ulrich, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
The Nuggets of three seasons ago finished guests off without a shred of mercy.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
The pardon thus serves to assert the Duke’s power rather than to enact a less self-interested form of mercy.
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
The founders of the country viewed the pardon power not as a personal token for the president to hand out but as an act of mercy meant to check the other two branches.
—Stewart Ulrich, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for of mercy
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“Of mercy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/of%20mercy. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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