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balm

[bahm] / bɑm /




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Her nine-year-old daughter has her own emergency bag containing toys, lip balm and a tourniquet.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Skincare enthusiasts may be familiar with the double-cleanse routine for the face: An oil-based cleanser or balm followed by a water-based cleanser.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Despite how frustrating this sounds, the series develops the relationship between these two in such a way that Mrs. Hall’s return to Skeldale House is a balm for both.

From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026

The device, which is about the size of a tube of lip balm and costs $90, is sold primarily through the pet supply website Chewy and connects to the owner’s smartphone through uCloudlink’s GlocalMe app.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

What they called tea in the citadel was only herbs like mint and lemon balm.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Moisturizers, foundations, concealers, powders and lip balms have increasingly been marketed with additional sun protection in the past couple of years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, analyzed 35 samples of balms and bandages from 19 mummies.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026

Now, nearly a decade and many petitions later, the prodigal wrap returns to the United States with the kind of quiet fanfare usually reserved for cult-favorite lip balms or discontinued sodas.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025

As a result, pharaohs and members of the nobility were adorned with oils, waxes and balms during the mummification process.

From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025

She soaks her feet in balms of herb water, plays cards past midnight, eats oranges under a full moon.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García


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