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  • present participle of heal.
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healing

[hee-ling] / ˈhi lɪŋ /


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Looking back, she remembers not one tragedy but many folded into one: parents searching for children, students healing from injuries, her overworked staff and families awaiting DNA results.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The economy may be healing faster than the Fed’s old framework was built to explain.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

Still chewing on my “what the hell do I do with myself now” strategy, a healing opportunity presented itself.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

“Unhelpful ... Ripping open a healing scab is never helpful,” John Morgan, a Florida trial attorney who was a major fundraiser for Biden’s 2024 campaign, told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

When Farmer returned to Cange, confined mostly to a wheelchair, his shattered knee still healing in a cast, he had more to worry about than his health.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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