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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So to find herself so far from Alicent’s kindness and affirmation is really stark.
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The whole group went to the Haiti-Morocco game this weekend, closing a loop of kindness that extended beyond Thompson’s original gesture.
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And, for all the theater of the hearing and Wyper’s expressions of sympathy with aldermen, the Stonepeak executive didn’t offer any meaningful concessions to make this obnoxious meter deal more palatable for Chicagoans.
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No premature judgment and no overwrought sympathy here.
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Upon Paula’s release, Karl picks her up and is his usual confusing shamble of one part compassion and two parts boundaries.
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Will Americans embrace vulnerability with compassion, or perpetuate stigma?
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Others develop dangerous fluctuations in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythms because the autonomic nervous system becomes affected.
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Let heart guide tone, and your message lands.
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That is truly a pity because this brilliant thinker revolutionized both mathematics and physics.
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The landlord took them out for a McDonald’s pity meal at the end.
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Read on for their top picks, including beach-ready flip-flops and dressier styles that won't leave your feet begging for mercy.
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Algeria found itself at the mercy of Lionel Messi who scored a wonderful hat-trick in its first game, although the Argentine forward was somewhat assisted by some terrible defending that will need to get better.
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“Ruth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruth. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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