heal
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"I believe that only then will we be able to begin to heal and move forward -- not as adversaries, but as human beings and as peoples equal in dignity."
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Their arrival will end the couple’s self-imposed exile in California, but won’t necessarily heal the fractures with the rest of the family that prompted them to leave the U.K. six years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
But Ghana is leading the way in another aspect of trying to heal the damage done by the slave trade.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
How the winning and losing candidates—and those candidates’ supporters—treat each other over the next few months will help determine whether those divides heal in time for November.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
It said she’d been unable to heal the two people who mattered the most to her.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
If I could boil my formula for the future of dementia care into two words, it would be this: Hope heals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
"I lost all my family because of that. And as years went on I buried it deep inside, but the wound never heals."
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
But time heals all boring Main Events and fans were not ready to see Cena go out with a whimper in his final match.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
In 1986, an article in the New Journal of Medicine by Dr. Harold Dvorak suggested that cancer behaves very much like a wound that never heals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 10, 2025
“I heard Duke broke three legs. He heals quickly!”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
"If those wounds are not healed it can have a really detrimental impact, not only on the people concerned but also on the reputation of the institution."
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
But some of those divides are more easily healed than others.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
This deep ecumenical fracture won't be healed for some time after the war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Experts believe the injuries were not recent, as the wounds had already healed.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
When he had set it up in Athens he would at last be healed and at peace.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
“Definitely the coolest sound healing experience I’ve been to,” said Kenny Mayo, 35, after the sound bath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
About a decade ago, personal struggle led him to seek out spiritual practices, and that healing guided him toward being of service to others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Yet, within Ghana itself, the conversation around African complicity is far more nuanced, and for some traditional leaders, acknowledging the past is a vital prerequisite part of healing.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
The healing power of music is here, too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Sprinkled all around the bed were leaves from the healing neem tree.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
