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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

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

That she’s played by Laurie Metcalf, one of our great actors, should be a balm among the soul-chafing antics of “Big Mistakes.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

Wise men had massaged eucalyptus balm into her temples, steamed her face with herbal infusions.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

She said the company is trying to appeal to younger consumers with more offerings such as limited-edition eye-shadow sticks and shimmer balms at low prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

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

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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