curing

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But instead of ending capital punishment in the United States, the Furman decision set off a scramble in which states reenacted their death penalty laws in the hope of curing the problem Justice Douglas identified.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

No doubt Russo and his fictive alter-ego have heard the popular prescriptions for curing arrested development—empathy, vulnerability, emotional intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"I thought AI was going to be curing cancer or something."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The goal is to manage pain and symptoms, rather than curing the disease, in the patient’s final months, weeks or days before death.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

“I have the passion of cooking, pickling, curing salamis, sausage, making wine in the fall. This is my life. I do this with my friends. It’s to my heart.”

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan