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curative

[kyoor-uh-tiv] / ˈkjʊər ə tɪv /


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Pricing a superior — and curative — drug at a similar level as the currently available treatment seemed like a good deal.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

In aplastic anemia, where the marrow stops making enough blood cells, and in inherited blood disorders such as sickle-cell disease, stem-cell transplantation has emerged as a curative therapy as the procedure has become safer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

“Shrinking” executive producers and co-creators Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein also work together on that surprise curative, which dragged most of us through the pandemic and beyond.

From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026

Watt Smith’s “Bad Friend” proved a much-needed curative.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2025

Later, indeed, Holmes would establish his own curative spa on the second floor of his Englewood building and call it the Silver Ash Institute.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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