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mercy

(mĕr′sē) [L. merces, reward]
In medicine, the compassionate provision of relief or mitigation of physical pain, mental suffering, or psychological distress.
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In April 2000 a machine actually fell on a house quite near us, so be grateful for small mercies in Grangetown.
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Perhaps we should just be grateful for small mercies that he kept his T-shirt on unlike the other boys.
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