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[mend] / mɛnd /


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Natalie Andrews and Philip Wegmann show how Vance is trying to mend fences for the midterms and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

And because she hasn’t been at the company very long, I think it’s absolutely possible that you two can reset and mend your relationship.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Could Alvarez also concede defeat in his efforts to leave Atleti this summer and attempt to mend what appears to be a broken relationship with the club and its supporters?

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

There’s already evidence that at least some Democrats are trying to mend fences.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Seeing them gave me renewed determination to mend the rift.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

I found a local tailor who mends with precision and fell in love with pieces that I forgot I even had.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025

Those positions will not return, even as the business mends, executives said.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024

A destitute woman draped in a torn and tattered apron mends socks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023

Later in the day, chefs from nearby restaurants would come by the shaded spot where Tibau mends his nets and buy the morning’s catch for about $175.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022

In the story he mends his broken heart by turning it to stone.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

Petro was subjected to US sanctions at one point, but the pair have mended their relationship in recent months.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

He remembered owning a single set of school clothes, washed and mended each night by his mother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

When he entered the race for attorney general, Roy said he and Trump had mended fences, pointing to the president’s remark last summer that Roy is “not easy, but he’s good.”

From Salon ● May 29, 2026

The speed at which India and Canada have mended their relationship show that both prime ministers are well aware of today's global realities.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

‘Get the annealing furnace going. Get to the coal house. Fetch in charcoal. You’ll have to do it by yourself. I want to get this buckle mended before breakfast.’

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Parker has been mending rifts professionally for 25 years, but she insists that her skill set shouldn’t be special.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

There’s a tension in his art, between fracture and mending, destruction and creation, that holds out a promise of rebirth and lends humble forms outsize power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

"You don't get many people mending raw cashmere," said Wade, whose role is to meticulously inspect and darn any defects in the fabric by hand, before it is washed, cut and shipped around the world.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

But the Mandelson mess makes mending what's been done that much harder.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

She wanted to believe that mending what was broken could be done quickly if you wanted it badly enough.

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau




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