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balm

[bahm] / bɑm /




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By Sunday, it becomes something quieter: nourishment for the week ahead, a small, steadying balm against the Sunday scaries.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

That she’s played by Laurie Metcalf, one of our great actors, should be a balm among the soul-chafing antics of “Big Mistakes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

As he’s watched the Kennedy Center drama unfold and arts infrastructure unravel, he said sitting among laughing audiences has been a balm — for himself and many others.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 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

What they called tea in the citadel was only herbs like mint and lemon balm.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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