convalescence
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So naturally, like a hoarder who self-soothes watching Marie Kondo videos, I was immediately drawn to Scottish physician and author Gavin Francis's new book from the title alone: "Recovery: The Lost Art of Convalescence."
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2023
Convalescence here was presented as an essentially professional activity, like day-trading.
From The New Yorker • May 13, 2013
Ministry of Convalescence," this Sarraut Government announced in the words of the Premier, "We will take our time.
From Time Magazine Archive
Convalescence, said Dr. Neal, must last from six months to a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even less excusable is his retort to the country youth in The Convalescence of Jack Hamlin; and in one story he is actually guilty of rudeness to a woman, the unfortunate Heiress of Red Dog.
From The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers by Merwin, Henry Childs
Vocabulary lists containing convalescence
Power Suffix: -escence
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East of Eden
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"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, Chapters 15–20
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