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healer

[hee-ler] / ˈhi lər /


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She was this extraordinary polymath from the 12th century who was a healer, a writer of revelations and an early environmentalist.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

I think he should have stuck with the story — he was portraying himself as a doctor because he’s a healer.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

Supporting actress could see a rare horror villain role rewarded for Amy Madigan in "Weapons," or go to "One Battle" revolutionary Teyana Taylor or "Sinners" Hoodoo healer Wunmi Mosaku.

From Barron's Mar. 12, 2026

"I was feeling very weak and was scared for my life. When the healer saw me two days later, he said I was lucky to be alive."

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

“No. I could read the books, but... a m-maester must be a healer and b-b-blood makes me faint.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

I was at a sound bath in the North American Mammal Hall at L.A.’s Natural History Museum, surrounded by dioramas of taxidermy, meditative instruments and sound healers from the Oso Sound Healing Studio.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Many of her own patients came only after first visiting indigenous healers, Tan said, viewing psychiatry as a "last resort".

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

But Lawrence’s reputation for thoughtfully centering stories about healers and healing in wells of humor began with “Scrubs,” which aired for eight seasons on NBC before moving to ABC for its ninth.

From Salon Feb. 26, 2026

Women were not the only nonphysician healers of the Renaissance, and good thing, too.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

There wasn’t any job they hadn’t done during their long lives, it seemed, including working as healers, and their cottage was filled to the brim with potions and herbs, glass bottles and mortars and pestles.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate




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