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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The Cypress facility currently houses corporate functions and the financial services business on roughly 25 acres, the company said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026 -
If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The department has said it’s entitled to withhold records that exposed potential abuse victims, were duplicates or protected by legal privileges, or related to an ongoing criminal investigation.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The department has said it's entitled to withhold records that exposed potential abuse victims, were duplicates or protected by legal privileges, or related to an ongoing criminal investigation.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But their dependence on his good graces still worries the Europeans.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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But Epstein looked to get back into the billionaire’s good graces.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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 16 Mar. 2026.
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