heal
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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
They implanted the keratin membranes into rats with skull defects that were large enough that they would not normally heal on their own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
And here I am, in the most secure relationship of my life, with the person whose love and support helped me heal, still struggling.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Despite generous overtures to Stevens and assurances to the Jewish community El-Sayed made in remarks on Wednesday morning after the race was called, there are intraparty divisions left to heal.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Yes. Another stolen child. A fellow slave. She helped me heal and helped me forgive, and when the time came, she helped me leave.”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
“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
"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
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
“It’s true what they say. Time heals all wounds. Or at least most of the pain.”
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
The petition was started by TVP federation chair Aileen O'Connor who said the decision to consider the killers for early release "pours salt into wounds that have never healed".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 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
"For the departure of guests makes a wound that is easily healed in the heart of a judicious host."
From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis
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
For Asare, true reparatory justice must prioritise human connection and healing over financial transactions.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
A video from 2015 shows how, in Ojibwe tradition, dancers provide healing through the rhythmic music created, with every step they take, by the numerous cone-shaped bells that adorn their jingle-dresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Now it seems that Amabile is bringing people along on his healing journey, having documented his anxieties before surgery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The gwythaint did not struggle when Taran applied the poultice; soaking a piece of cloth tom from his jacket in another healing brew, he squeezed the liquid drop by drop into the bird’s beak.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
