balm
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That she’s played by Laurie Metcalf, one of our great actors, should be a balm among the soul-chafing antics of “Big Mistakes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
All of that access can feel like a balm for the ever-embattled press, a deserved return to pride of place.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
We’ll take our balm where we can find it, especially now.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
Spending time in the company of a man who has been at the heart of British literary culture for nearly 50 years is balm for the soul.
From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026
He felt suddenly parched, and his forehead was warm and slightly numb from the balm.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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