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restorative

[ri-stawr-uh-tiv, -stohr-] / rɪˈstɔr ə tɪv, -ˈstoʊr- /




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Dreams, especially those that are vivid and immersive, may actually make sleep feel deeper and more restorative rather than interrupting it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

One pathway toward restorative justice, he said, is that "all the looted artifacts are returned to the motherland."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

While Conor has been in prison, he's volunteered as a law clerk, facilitated classes about accountability and restorative justice, and spoken in a video about teen dating violence.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

“Everything I’m seeing out here tells me this is ecologically beneficial and restorative and these fires are bringing something back into the system that was missing for over a century.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Whatever restorative effects a town visit offered always vanished with astounding swiftness on the trail.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson