mend
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New drug trial hopes to mend 'broken heart syndrome'
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
There’s already evidence that at least some Democrats are trying to mend fences.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
Buckingham believes making the forthcoming Apple TV documentary has not only helped mend the rift between he and Nicks, but also any remaining tensions with other Fleetwood Mac members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Big picture: The labor market is on the mend, but it’s still a tough time to find a job for anyone who recently lost one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Later she would have to wash and mend, but not the first day.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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I found a local tailor who mends with precision and fell in love with pieces that I forgot I even had.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
Those positions will not return, even as the business mends, executives said.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2024
A destitute woman draped in a torn and tattered apron mends socks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
Later in the day, chefs from nearby restaurants would come by the shaded spot where Tibau mends his nets and buy the morning’s catch for about $175.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022
In the story he mends his broken heart by turning it to stone.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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It’s still unclear if the couple has mended all fences with the king and whether they’ll resume their royal duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Petro was subjected to US sanctions at one point, but the pair have mended their relationship in recent months.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
The two presidents, however, appeared to have mended their relations at a White House meeting in February - after which Trump called his guest "terrific".
From BBC ● May 31, 2026
When he entered the race for attorney general, Roy said he and Trump had mended fences, pointing to the president’s remark last summer that Roy is “not easy, but he’s good.”
From Salon ● May 29, 2026
While the pot simmered and the steam hung above it like a gray spirit, she took out a needle and thread and mended a hole in her old mitten.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
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He promised to give priority to growth by holding the line on taxes, trimming spending, lifting barriers to infrastructure and housing, and mending relations with the European Union.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
"You don't get many people mending raw cashmere," said Wade, whose role is to meticulously inspect and darn any defects in the fabric by hand, before it is washed, cut and shipped around the world.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
But the Mandelson mess makes mending what's been done that much harder.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
But inviting us to sit down with a show about mental health professionals mending their spirits is group therapy on a massive scale in a time of diagnosable disorder.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2026
She would always limp, she knew, for Tristran was no surgeon when it came to mending a broken bone although he had done the best he could.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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