heal
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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
Their arrival will end the couple’s self-imposed exile in California, but won’t necessarily heal the fractures with the rest of the family that prompted them to leave the U.K. six years ago.
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
She also reportedly requested the case documents to be sealed to allow the family to “privately heal and move forward from this unfortunate incident.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
As Alexei grew older, and the hemorrhages more life threatening, Alexandra began to rely on a Russian monk of legendary unctuousness, Grigory Rasputin, who promised to heal the czar-to-be.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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"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
I did not try to treat its wound with herbs because salt water heals and the herbs would have washed off anyway.
From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell
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"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
"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
By then, he said, his injuries had healed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Annabeth’s foot, which had been almost healed, seemed to be reinjuring itself.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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It’s especially gentle and accessible to people with disabilities, those healing injuries and older adults.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
For Asare, true reparatory justice must prioritise human connection and healing over financial transactions.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Jobe recommended total rest but after a month, with no sign of healing, he came up with an outside-the-box suggestion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A video from 2015 shows how, in Ojibwe tradition, dancers provide healing through the rhythmic music created, with every step they take, by the numerous cone-shaped bells that adorn their jingle-dresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
It also makes community healing and collective political action next to impossible.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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