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heal

[heel] / hil /


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Although Pope Benedict XVI repealed the excommunication in 2009 in an unsuccessful attempt to heal the rift, Pope Leo is also expected to exclude the new bishops from the Catholic Church.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Stannard is now at a rehab facility working on his mobility and continuing to heal so he can be fitted for a prosthetic in the next few months, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Inflammation can heal, but if impacts are repeated it may result in a destructive cascade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

While creatures such as salamanders can regenerate entire limbs, humans typically heal injuries by forming scar tissue.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

Chaim was a shadow of himself, trying to heal starving people in the ghetto’s hospital with no food and no medicine.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

If I could boil my formula for the future of dementia care into two words, it would be this: Hope heals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 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

"I don't want to put any ceilings on Jac, we've got a good medical team here and everybody heals at a different rate," Jones said.

From BBC Nov. 27, 2025

However, time heals things, and grace is always beautiful in life.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 30, 2025

He dances with every member of a village of lepers, and heals them with nothing more than a kind touch.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

As their $20 bills started flying at him, so did their stories, about how raw milk had healed their health issues, including asthma.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

Several partially healed injuries on its jaw suggest it had fought with another crocodile.

From Science Daily Jun. 13, 2026

Then, as the supply chain healed, inflation came down without a recession, which was virtually unparalleled, historically unprecedented.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Trying to weave together an impossible number of threads means some moments stick out sloppily, like a character’s reveal of a magically healed wound we never knew they had.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Then at some point he said that his ankle had healed, and he walked the rest of the way.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

Although the research is still limited to laboratory experiments, the findings suggest that non-drug, non-invasive technologies could eventually be used to influence immune cell behavior and improve healing after joint injuries.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

At the same time, the new “Little House on the Prairie” counsels that independence is more of a tall tale than a reality for a nation healing from the wounds of conflict.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Part of that healing process will involve leaning into the humor tat Dodd imbues in his delivery.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

While the tracks blend without interruption, many are stitched together with brief ambient interludes, during which Madonna often offers spiritual incantations about the healing power of music.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Places where injured birds can still be near the sky, but not become prey while they’re healing.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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