balm
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Based on a spiritual, “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning,” as adapted by Roach and singer Andy Bey, it was meant as both balm and call to action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The device, which is about the size of a tube of lip balm and costs $90, is sold primarily through the pet supply website Chewy and connects to the owner’s smartphone through uCloudlink’s GlocalMe app.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026
As he’s watched the Kennedy Center drama unfold and arts infrastructure unravel, he said sitting among laughing audiences has been a balm — for himself and many others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
The moon is right there on your phone now and that can be a fleeting balm for our troubled souls.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Despite everything, I had to laugh, and gradually my own laughter began to affect me like a balm.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, analyzed 35 samples of balms and bandages from 19 mummies.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026
She said the company is trying to appeal to younger consumers with more offerings such as limited-edition eye-shadow sticks and shimmer balms at low prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
Now, nearly a decade and many petitions later, the prodigal wrap returns to the United States with the kind of quiet fanfare usually reserved for cult-favorite lip balms or discontinued sodas.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
As a result, pharaohs and members of the nobility were adorned with oils, waxes and balms during the mummification process.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
The shampoos and lotions and balms that used to be at the back of the store I shift to shelves near the pharmacy, so that people filling prescriptions can also buy plasters and ointments.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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