convalescent
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Born in Helsinki, Schjerfbeck permanently injured her hip in a childhood fall and apparently began to draw as a convalescent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
Miners' social welfare payments also funded convalescent homes for injured miners.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2025
Sindle remembers liking that Cox had a job at the local convalescent hospital and a Chevy Monte Carlo, which he often slept in, parking it at a nearby church.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
She bounced around, from LA’s notorious Skid Row to various convalescent homes while her daughter lived at a shelter.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
The convalescent leave started October fourth when my course was finished.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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