therapeutic

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For Ms. Romvari, this is an autobiographical, almost nakedly therapeutic drama about the loss of her brother, unpompously ambitious in its hopscotching of time as it searches for scraps of understanding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

This includes identifying biomarkers that can be used to track the disease and developing new therapeutic targets that could lead to more effective treatments.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

Peptide drugs, on the other hand, are manufactured to last longer in the body to create a therapeutic response, such as controlling appetite or promoting the growth of new blood vessels, bone density or muscle.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Again, not a word about the coercive therapeutic context in which vulnerable minors will be subjected to those “ideas” and pressed to implement them.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Here the leaders of the great religions have sought the therapeutic and spiritual values of retreat, not to es-cape but to find reality.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer