mended

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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

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

But following Busch’s death, Earnhardt was grateful that time had mended the relationship between the two.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Saudi Arabia, a rival heavyweight, mended ties with Tehran after a seven-year rupture in 2023.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

From this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone knew: that a person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn, not easily mended.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan