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[mend] / mɛnd /


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According the legend, boy and girl twins born in Higashi Village on a day with equal parts day and night herald a cataclysm that only they can mend.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

The Defense Department has plenty of reasons to mend fences with Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Big picture: The labor market is on the mend, but it’s still a tough time to find a job for anyone who recently lost one.

From MarketWatch Jul. 1, 2026

Doctors at a Los Angeles hospital were able to rule out gallstones, and on Tuesday, a representative for the “Goonies” star told The Times that they cracked the case, and Feldman is on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

“Yes. Could he mend the knife? Is that what the alethiometer said?”

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

I found a local tailor who mends with precision and fell in love with pieces that I forgot I even had.

From Salon Apr. 25, 2025

As for Aznavorian, he hopes the U.S. mends trade relations with its allies.

From Seattle Times May 21, 2024

Later in the day, chefs from nearby restaurants would come by the shaded spot where Mr. Tibau mends his nets and buy the morning’s catch for about $175.

From New York Times Jul. 19, 2022

He mends together disparate experiences to strengthen the tapestry of the whole.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 17, 2022

In the story he mends his broken heart by turning it to stone.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Petro was subjected to US sanctions at one point, but the pair have mended their relationship in recent months.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

When he entered the race for attorney general, Roy said he and Trump had mended fences, pointing to the president’s remark last summer that Roy is “not easy, but he’s good.”

From Salon May 29, 2026

Luna touts his experience and relationships with other county agencies and oversight bodies he said he’s mended since Villanueva’s combative tenure.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

The speed at which India and Canada have mended their relationship show that both prime ministers are well aware of today's global realities.

From BBC Feb. 27, 2026

Furthermore, he mustn’t expect the knife to look exactly the same when it was mended.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

One of the biggest stars of the era was Shirley Temple, a sweet, ringleted child who comforted audiences by mending rifts in families and melting the hearts of tough guys.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

"You don't get many people mending raw cashmere," said Wade, whose role is to meticulously inspect and darn any defects in the fabric by hand, before it is washed, cut and shipped around the world.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

But the Mandelson mess makes mending what's been done that much harder.

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

Inviting us to sit down with a show about mental health professionals mending their spirits is group therapy on a massive scale in a time of diagnosable disorder.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2026

He shrank from the very thought of breaking another door seal and repeating the nerve-racking process of mending it, but there was no other way.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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