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healing

[hee-ling] / ˈhi lɪŋ /


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He returned to Vietnam years later on a trip that his daughter, Angelina Bigelow, said was healing for him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"Our continued healing is not dependent on this guilty verdict," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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

That’s kind of what you’re talking about, bringing people back together, healing divides.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Madge is slouched on the sofa, her healing leg in a cast propped on a pillow.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

“I have seen too many healings to count,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

“The church tends to be very skeptical about claims of miraculous healings, until they can be proven that they’re not attributable to science or anything else.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

Each village had several shamans, who specialized in various divinations, healings and funeral rites.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 5, 2023

There will be healings and miracles, and “some of our favorite Bible stories come to life.”

From Washington Times ● Dec. 28, 2022

This should come as no surprise, for in Miss Lumley’s day, séances, Ouija boards, hypnotic healings, and the like were very much in fashion.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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