tender mercies
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He could leave Syria to its fate, and leave Afghanistan to the tender mercies of Islamabad.
From The Guardian • Jan. 9, 2020
Don’t let the tender mercies of Thanksgiving fall by the wayside too soon just to get an early jump on the sales of the approaching Christmas season.
From Washington Times • Nov. 21, 2018
In 1848, the great asylum builder Thomas Story Kirkbride spoke publicly of the “degradation and neglect” he’d observed there and condemned the leaving of inmates “to the tender mercies of thieves and prostitutes.”
From New York Times • Jun. 28, 2018
Sitting at the picnic table, the defence lawyer made a case for Mohammed's innocence - he confessed to crimes he did not commit while "under the tender mercies of the CIA".
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2013
If I’m caught, it’s to Serena’s tender mercies I’ll be delivered.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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