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heal

[heel] / hil /


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The emotional intensity of the moment dissolves, the wounds heal, and time marches onward.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Then two months before the tournament, he was sidelined because of a hamstring strain that wouldn’t heal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A party that can’t diagnose itself can’t heal itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

It is evidence that firms are successfully adding capacity and hiring into a labor market that is finally beginning to heal.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

“How can you return home when it’s gone? Can’t you just heal out here?”

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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