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salve

[sav, sahv] / sæv, sɑv /




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But these interventions appear to be no salve for investors.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The Lakers limped painfully into the playoffs Saturday night only to delightfully discover a miracle salve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Cheaper money is always a salve for the economy.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

More than that, some are betting that AI and robotics will be the salve to our nation’s debt troubles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

The skin was shiny and scarred, and he had little feeling in the fingers, but Meggot's salve had taken most of the pain and sped the healing process immeasurably.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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