heal
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“You can heal from a lung tumor,” Dr. Lorenzo Spaggiari, a thoracic surgical oncologist at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, told the New York Times.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
The sharp pain of the wound may heal, but the scar remains—and we must all find a way that the broken heart can both feel the truth of its brokenness and emerge enlarged and reshaped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“We’re gonna keep trying to heal the world through laughter,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
When he was finally set free two years ago as part of an extraordinary multi-country prisoner swap, it took him almost as long to heal.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
“Well, maybe. Broken leg didn’t heal right. Didn’t imagine you’d notice. Most don’t.”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
If I could boil my formula for the future of dementia care into two words, it would be this: Hope heals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
“And you have to give space for it because you can’t make it go away. ... They always say time heals, but time makes everything just a little less intense.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
But time heals all boring Main Events and fans were not ready to see Cena go out with a whimper in his final match.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
In 1986, an article in the New Journal of Medicine by Dr. Harold Dvorak suggested that cancer behaves very much like a wound that never heals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025
Ama says, her voice getting lost over the crackling and grunting noises that the wall is making as it heals itself.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
When his elbow healed, he dominated at the plate and on the mound in ways not even Babe Ruth could have imagined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
He had said it was how he had healed his PTSD.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
The fact that these injuries healed successfully provides another clue about royal life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
"If those wounds are not healed it can have a really detrimental impact, not only on the people concerned but also on the reputation of the institution."
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
It would not yet attack the boy who had healed it with his gentle hands.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
“It was healing me at the same time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Families speak about the healing power of nature and how some have created dedicated green spaces at home.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
I know it sounds treacly, but it was really healing to work with him again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Together, these effects could make the compound useful in developing wound care products that address several challenges associated with healing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026
She took in wafts of homemade salves, healing herbs, the distinct smell of bandaging linen and ointments.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
