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[mend] / mɛnd /


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After a painful selloff spanning nearly two weeks, the chip sector is on the mend.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

Anthropic has sought to mend fences with the administration recently and is gearing up for an initial public offering it hopes will value the company at some $2 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

When Axios reported that Harris had privately called Zogby and others to try to mend the rift, he wouldn’t comment at the time.

From Slate ● Sep. 25, 2026

"I'm already feeling better and very much on the mend," Sir Rod said on Instagram, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Before I could rejoice, thinking you were on the mend, you clutched at your stomach, crawled a few feet away, retched, and threw up.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

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

Those positions will not return, even as the business mends, executives said.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022

A critic breaks his hip in someone’s home and stays there, in charge, until it mends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2019

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

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Then there was a rupture in the relationship and Musk departed, although they seem to have mended fences.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The two presidents, however, appeared to have mended their relations at a White House meeting in February - after which Trump called his guest "terrific".

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Belgacem said the fund has "mended trust between citizens and the state by implementing projects that had been abandoned for years".

From Barron's ● May 26, 2026

The singer wishes a failed relationship could be mended if only they were alone together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

‘Get the annealing furnace going. Get to the coal house. Fetch in charcoal. You’ll have to do it by yourself. I want to get this buckle mended before breakfast.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Parker has been mending rifts professionally for 25 years, but she insists that her skill set shouldn’t be special.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The court previously heard Dyson had been living in his car outside Wright's cottage on Sheffield Road in Hoyland, often helping him with various jobs like cutting hedges, mending tractors and driving him to appointments.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

I went and found Harry in the barn, where he was mending a harness.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly


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