heal
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“You can heal from a lung tumor,” Dr. Lorenzo Spaggiari, a thoracic surgical oncologist at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, told the New York Times.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
The sharp pain of the wound may heal, but the scar remains—and we must all find a way that the broken heart can both feel the truth of its brokenness and emerge enlarged and reshaped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It didn’t matter that “While incarcerated, Christa worked to heal the impact of childhood abuse and neglect.”
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
Gretta and Dan are seemingly brought together by fate to heal one another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
His broken ribs and vertebrae would likely heal without surgery.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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The organization is continuing to provide treatment and observation as he heals, with the goal of helping him recover and eventually find a new home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
Tyndale introduced the English people to a God who eats with sinners, heals the sick and comforts the grief-stricken: a loving God on a mission to rescue mankind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
From there, activists could demand almost whatever they want: action on climate change, an end to mass surveillance and ICE raids, or an equitable health system that heals instead of mangles.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
In 1986, an article in the New Journal of Medicine by Dr. Harold Dvorak suggested that cancer behaves very much like a wound that never heals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025
“No! It’s for your skin. It’s very burnt. Stay out of the sun until it heals, and if it stings anywhere just use this.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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When his elbow healed, he dominated at the plate and on the mound in ways not even Babe Ruth could have imagined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Women have told us they have sought medical help back in the UK, because scarring has not healed properly and they have been in pain.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
By day 24, 80% of the mice treated with ABT-263 had completely healed wounds.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
He had said it was how he had healed his PTSD.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Though it could fly short distances, its wing hadn’t yet healed.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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Rodriguez explains that, in many ways, the aftermath of the hurricane sparked arguments on both sides that were necessary to begin healing the tension.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
A planning application for the retreat in 2021 said Church wanted to transform Rhydoldog House into a carbon neutral wellbeing and healing retreat with four log cabins in the grounds as tourist accommodation.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
“It was healing me at the same time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
Families speak about the healing power of nature and how some have created dedicated green spaces at home.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ms. Rostoff believes in the healing power of snacks.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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