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To that end, Shadows empathizes with Disturbed frontman David Draiman, who is feeling the heat for his public support of Israel, which resulted in the cancelation of a concert in Belgium.—
Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2025
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The woman empathizes with her husband, who struggles with the emotional toll.—
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But in the near term, investors may still be flighty, unless something concretely reassuring, such as Oracle achieving positive cash flow, reassures them the snapping sound is just a twig in the forest.—
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Each year, the holiday reassures them that strength, tenacity, and hope will always prevail.—
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Soft, Layered Lighting Soft, layered lighting calms every room instantly, Saab assures.—
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While the division championship assures them a home game in the first round of the playoffs, the Broncos still have a lot to play for next weekend against the Chargers.—
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This is one of the worst of them, with Alec Baldwin bravely fighting to bring Medgar Evers’s assassin to justice while Whoopi Goldberg cheers him on and cries.—
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Nothing good will ever happen to the Maple Leafs, or anyone who cheers for them.—
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Strange to say, her mother’s retort comforts her.—
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Ilya even comforts Shane in a moment of panic by calling him his boyfriend, a simple but monumental step for Hollanov, as the internet has dubbed them.—
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“Commiserates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commiserates. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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