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heal

[heel] / hil /


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"I believe that only then will we be able to begin to heal and move forward -- not as adversaries, but as human beings and as peoples equal in dignity."

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

We’re there to give you a heartbreak that will heal the heart that is broken.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Frain, then 19, was left with multiple injuries including a fractured leg, which took two years to heal.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

How the winning and losing candidates—and those candidates’ supporters—treat each other over the next few months will help determine whether those divides heal in time for November.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

“Yes. Another stolen child. A fellow slave. She helped me heal and helped me forgive, and when the time came, she helped me leave.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

“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

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

"I had 16 weeks completely off bowling, made sure the bone heals well and from there it's ramping up," said Cummins.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

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

But time heals wounds, and by the next fall I had become used to the ache in my heart, and I began to think about what I should do with my life.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

"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

But some of those divides are more easily healed than others.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

The petition was started by TVP federation chair Aileen O'Connor who said the decision to consider the killers for early release "pours salt into wounds that have never healed".

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

Most of the marked bones showed no signs that the surrounding tissue had healed.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Over time, folks rebuilt, families healed, but the evidence remained like a funny-shaped cloud that hung above our heads, occasionally blocking the sun with its memories.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson

The experience inspired him to learn other healing modalities, including breath work and sound meditation: the latter of which reignited his musical appreciation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

She wrote: "Early indications are that the pain is very much improved - although I am still healing from the surgery itself so that also feels uncertain and frightening to admit - even to myself."

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

It’s especially gentle and accessible to people with disabilities, those healing injuries and older adults.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

The healing power of music is here, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

In New York, the sisters arranged a magnetic healing session with multimillionaire financier and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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