reparative

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On Tuesday, Human Rights Watch said the Pope's apology marked an important step, but stressed apologies alone were not enough and that real reparative justice needed to go further.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

"Today, we come together in solemn solidarity to affirm truth and pursue a route to healing and reparative justice. The adoption of this resolution serves as a safeguard against forgetting," said Mahama.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Alagona also said it would serve as a form of reparative justice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

"We saw the molecule stimulate reparative macrophages -- a type of white blood cell -- within the diabetic heart," Ms Fu said.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2024

The most important of these is general debility, but the presence of rickets or tuberculosis, or an intercurrent acute infectious disease, may delay the reparative process.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander