heal
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It didn’t matter that “While incarcerated, Christa worked to heal the impact of childhood abuse and neglect.”
From Slate ● 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
Scars caused to rare seahorse habitats by boat anchors off the Dorset coast are starting to heal, thanks to the installation of new moorings.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
One reason wounds often take longer to heal with age involves the gradual accumulation of cells known as senescent cells.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I shall heal on my own within a few minutes.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
"I lost all my family because of that. And as years went on I buried it deep inside, but the wound never heals."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Tyndale introduced the English people to a God who eats with sinners, heals the sick and comforts the grief-stricken: a loving God on a mission to rescue mankind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 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
“No! It’s for your skin. It’s very burnt. Stay out of the sun until it heals, and if it stings anywhere just use this.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
Among untreated aged mice, only 56% had fully healed by the same point.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The scientists then created small wounds and monitored how quickly they healed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
I was told it had healed diabetes sores, infertility, a frozen shoulder, and the common cold.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 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
I wanted to check on Ayanna, to see if she had been healed.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
I spent 25 days in the hospital to drain the peritonitis fluid and a year in bed at home healing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
She faces months of healing and rehabilitation to get back to full health.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
As part of her recovery and healing, Pritchett now raises money for knife crime prevention charities.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
But I suppose I can’t laud the valuable healing qualities of his music and then wish that fewer people had shown up to get a taste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"I ate the flower of immortality! Why am I not healing?"
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
