curable
Example Sentences
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When we got the diagnosis of Stage 2 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a curable form of blood cancer, my first words in response were, “I am thrilled.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
This is not the first research to suggest dementia might someday be curable.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
Ms Wood said Ms Shemirani died from the progression of a disease which was curable but not treated.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025
“One of the things we talk about is cancer within a team and how there are times when cancer can really affect a lot of things and it’s not curable and it spreads,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025
"Free from curable sickness. "And working a job—" "Or working the fields close to home, so families can live together.”
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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