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Band-Aid

[band-eyd] / ˈbændˌeɪd /
















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But she warned him that "politicians do not necessarily like to confront reality," and there was no appetite to "rip off the band aid" regarding the Post Office's finances.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2024

“Night guards are a band aid, but if you want to stop grinding, you have to get to the root cause of the issue.”

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2021

No doubt the communities most affected could use the money that will come from the lawsuits, but it's a band aid.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2020

"How can a province of 400,000 people function with policing law and order with under 60 policemen, and occasional operational military and police that does no more then band aid maintenance," he wrote.

From Fox News • Jul. 10, 2019

“I say rip the band aid off and...market this through the prism of public safety,” he wrote.

From Washington Post




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