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cure-all

[kyoor-awl] / ˈkyʊərˌɔl /


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“So too some people are certain the innovation exemption will cure all their regulatory headaches,” she said.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

He has scuttled rare disease drugs because, in his view, they aren’t worth the cost since they don’t cure all patients, even if they slow progression and reduce symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

He lived by the maxim that "a hot curry or a paracetamol" would cure all ailments - and "if that didn't work you, you just got on with it," according to his daughter, Tracy Fisher.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025

For over 2,000 years, people have turned to castoreum to cure all sorts of maladies, including fevers, stomach issues, and mental illnesses.

From National Geographic • Nov. 15, 2023

He was fed up with traveling through exotic countries selling shark-fin aphrodisiacs, ginseng to cure all ills, carved Eskimo statues, stuffed Amazonian piranhas, and chinchillas for ladies’ coats.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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