mending

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After Hasina's fall, Dhaka wasted little time in mending fences with Islamabad.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Inviting us to sit down with a show about mental health professionals mending their spirits is group therapy on a massive scale in a time of diagnosable disorder.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026

On Monday, as the officials confirmed Machado’s visit, there were fresh signs that the U.S. and the Venezuelan regime were moving toward mending their long-strained relations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Obsessed with mending his relationship with his daughters, Clooney's character drags his manager, played by Adam Sandler, and press agent, played by Laura Dern, on a trip to Europe.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

“I’m sorry that I didn’t realize how late it was. Aunt Rachel, this is Nathaniel Eaton, Captain Eaton’s son, from the Dolphin. He was mending Hannah’s roof, and I helped him.”

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare