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balm

[bahm] / bɑm /




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To them, the series and his character were more than a pop-culture institution; the show became a kind of balm for their mental health.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The games have been inevitably exciting, especially as now that they’re in the knockout round, but the overall sensation was unexpected relief, a soul-soothing balm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 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

By Sunday, it becomes something quieter: nourishment for the week ahead, a small, steadying balm against the Sunday scaries.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

It was, and would be throughout the entirety of my time in the White House, a balm for my spirit, a way to momentarily escape my First Lady worries, my self-consciousness about constantly being judged.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

He partners with Karishma and the willfully clueless Brij in a profitable business manufacturing ayurvedic balms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 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

The Sierra Stick lip and body balms are now an essential item in my pack.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024

In my new profession I am like a confessor, for I listen as the nuns reveal their ailments, and I prescribe balms, tonics, and poultices.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein


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