repair

Example Sentences

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This environment encourages bacterial growth and tissue breakdown instead of repair.

From Science Daily

Water and moisture then became trapped within, rotting the timber, and the damage was so substantial that planned repairs were scrapped due to the cost.

From BBC

"We've observed this damage happening, but we don't know how long it takes for the body to repair that damage, if that damage has a long-term impact, and whether that impact is good or bad."

From Science Daily

He also hasn’t been able to make needed repairs to his house, such as painting the outside trim.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kabuki is presented as an art form of balletic skill, but it can never fully redeem or repair the film’s central figures, who once were friends before ambition got in the way.

From Los Angeles Times