balm
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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
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
All of that access can feel like a balm for the ever-embattled press, a deserved return to pride of place.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
The moon is right there on your phone now and that can be a fleeting balm for our troubled souls.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
She brings me lemon balm tea to settle my nerves and starts cleaning up the mess, breathing hard with effort and fear, muttering about how she knew it, that thieves are lurking around every comer.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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
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
The shampoos and lotions and balms that used to be at the back of the store I shift to shelves near the pharmacy, so that people filling prescriptions can also buy plasters and ointments.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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