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She gave a sobering message but with a positive expectation of getting well and recovering soon.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

Many communities were saturated, with some getting well over 3 inches of rain during the storm.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

The proviso that getting well would be hard is one of the principles of healing that Jamison now holds dear.

From New York Times • May 22, 2023

“I’m not getting well and I don’t know if I’m going to make it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2023

On the way home, Sissy said, “Look! Let’s not tell your mother who sent the flowers. It will start her to remembering and she’s just about getting well after Laurie.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith