curing

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But instead of ending capital punishment in the United States, the Furman decision set off a scramble in which states reenacted their death penalty laws in the hope of curing the problem Justice Douglas identified.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The preacher, they said, had been curing the ill through prayer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Croft and Neale know they aren’t necessarily close to the finish line when it comes to curing dementia.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

"I thought AI was going to be curing cancer or something."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

There is no potion I know of for curing old age.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff