as in services
an act of kind assistance
did a mercy for the stranded motorist and was richly rewarded
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Noun
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And last month was the worst January for hiring announcements since 2009, according to data from career services company Challenger, Gray & Christmas.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026 -
Li highlighted YouTube’s safety features and compared YouTube to entertainment streaming services like Netflix and Disney+, an argument YouTube has made before.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The former Duke of York was stripped of all of his royal titles and privileges by his older brother King Charles back in October.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
8 Feb. 2026
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Families can still teach money skills and responsibility by giving allowance separately and using praise or privileges to encourage self-care.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Her strange presence in Georgia — where Gabbard reportedly arranged for FBI agents to make a post-raid call to the president — looks like nothing more than a way to worm her way back into his good graces.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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This, at the very least, offered Noem the chance to show proof of life, as well as to grovel her way back into the president’s good graces.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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With both courtesies and catastrophes refusing to conform, the canton’s school board, publishers, and clergy were forced to produce multiple editions of primers, textbooks, and catechisms; sometimes five parallel print runs were needed for a population the size of a town.—
Simon Akam,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Mercies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mercies. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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