heal
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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
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
The Pleiadians would then harness spiritual energy from subatomic tachyon particles in order to heal me, performing what Tourtsakis referred to as “surgeries.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Notes of well wishes fluttered against the trunk as music rang out, and the group joined hands and swayed in unison for an "elm dance", which some nature lovers and activists believe helps trees heal.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A safe place for injured birds to heal, then return to the sky.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
The organization is continuing to provide treatment and observation as he heals, with the goal of helping him recover and eventually find a new home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 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
From there, activists could demand almost whatever they want: action on climate change, an end to mass surveillance and ICE raids, or an equitable health system that heals instead of mangles.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 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
The saying “time heals all wounds” is false.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Among untreated aged mice, only 56% had fully healed by the same point.
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
Instead, we cut to rehearsals for the comeback tour, with a caption informing us the brothers "didn't speak for 15 years", and an implication that all the wounds have been miraculously healed.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
"What is remarkable is that the injuries healed well, which suggests they had access to advanced medical care for their time."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Someone passing by on the highway would never, ever know the wonders that are healed inside this space.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
As part of her recovery and healing, Pritchett now raises money for knife crime prevention charities.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
That’s kind of what you’re talking about, bringing people back together, healing divides.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
Proponents hold that estrangement is being destigmatized, not necessarily happening more often, and that it can be needed and healing for adult children to cut off parents they deem harmful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Together, those techniques allowed the scientists to study both the healing injury and preserved fossil tissues at the cellular level.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Mother used muscle testing to experiment with other methods of healing.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
