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therapeutic

[ther-uh-pyoo-tik] / ˌθɛr əˈpyu tɪk /


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Co-corresponding author Director Kyungjae Myung remarked, "This study demonstrates that controlling the stability of DNA repair proteins can directly impact cancer cell survival. It also highlights a new therapeutic direction for overcoming drug resistance."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The White House said Trump’s numbers are consistent with expected therapeutic outcomes and established cardiovascular prevention goals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"The series increasingly highlights themes that are very familiar within therapeutic work like shame, unresolved trauma and the complicated nature of recovery."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Rancho San Antonio is a “multi-service non-profit organization that provides both traditional and non-traditional trauma-informed therapeutic services to youth and families,” according to its website.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In an ecological version of therapeutic nihilism, they want to leave the river basin to its own devices.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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