heal
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He warned then that such an approach – whether on Brexit or Scottish independence -meant that political divisions were not permitted to heal.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
While creatures such as salamanders can regenerate entire limbs, humans typically heal injuries by forming scar tissue.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
It might heal you, or traumatize you differently.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
High blood sugar impairs immune function and narrows vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood, making it harder for skin to heal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
It felt very good to her to heal another human, even if that human was Pinch.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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“And you have to give space for it because you can’t make it go away. ... They always say time heals, but time makes everything just a little less intense.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2026
Tyndale introduced the English people to a God who eats with sinners, heals the sick and comforts the grief-stricken: a loving God on a mission to rescue mankind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026
From there, activists could demand almost whatever they want: action on climate change, an end to mass surveillance and ICE raids, or an equitable health system that heals instead of mangles.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
If and when the injury heals, the Australia skipper would still need time to gradually increase the intensity of his bowling, a period which McDonald admitted would take at least four weeks.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2025
“No! It’s for your skin. It’s very burnt. Stay out of the sun until it heals, and if it stings anywhere just use this.”
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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"The anniversary will be hard to live with; the scars from that day still don't feel healed locally."
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I want him to be happy and healed, but it felt like ...
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
As their $20 bills started flying at him, so did their stories, about how raw milk had healed their health issues, including asthma.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Several partially healed injuries on its jaw suggest it had fought with another crocodile.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
There was a part in the book where Essa healed a bunch of sick children, and, in payment, one of the village boys had tried to join her on her quest.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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"The skull shows no signs of healing around the tyrannosaur tooth, so it may have already been dead when it was bitten, or it may be dead because it was bitten."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
It's been hailed as a good first step in healing the relationship between Alberta and Ottawa.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
On July 1, extreme climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus announced their engagement by scaling the Empire State Building and unfurling a banner from its famous antenna that proclaimed the healing power of love.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
While the tracks blend without interruption, many are stitched together with brief ambient interludes, during which Madonna often offers spiritual incantations about the healing power of music.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“I almost can’t believe it’s healing, but I guess it is.”
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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