balm
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Based on a spiritual, “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning,” as adapted by Roach and singer Andy Bey, it was meant as both balm and call to action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
By Sunday, it becomes something quieter: nourishment for the week ahead, a small, steadying balm against the Sunday scaries.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
The desert can be hot and rough, but Giveon’s soothing baritone is a balm capable of healing sunburns and broken hearts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
All of that access can feel like a balm for the ever-embattled press, a deserved return to pride of place.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026
These summer courses were a soothing balm for the hits I’d taken during the school year.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Moisturizers, foundations, concealers, powders and lip balms have increasingly been marketed with additional sun protection in the past couple of years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
The research, published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, analyzed 35 samples of balms and bandages from 19 mummies.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026
Now, nearly a decade and many petitions later, the prodigal wrap returns to the United States with the kind of quiet fanfare usually reserved for cult-favorite lip balms or discontinued sodas.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
As a result, pharaohs and members of the nobility were adorned with oils, waxes and balms during the mummification process.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2025
The shampoos and lotions and balms that used to be at the back of the store I shift to shelves near the pharmacy, so that people filling prescriptions can also buy plasters and ointments.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
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