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palliative

[pal-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv] / ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, -i ə tɪv /






NOUN
alleviation
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STRONG




NOUN
mitigating circumstances
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NOUN
saving grace
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Improving access to palliative care has been a common theme in the reaction to the bill's defeat.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Toby Porter, the chief executive of Hospice UK - which is neutral on assisted dying - said the debate had exposed "deep inequalities" in access to palliative care across Scotland.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He said the debate had exposed a "hard truth" - that the palliative care system "remains under-resourced, uneven, and too often unable to meet the needs of those at the end of life".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

A Scottish government spokesperson said it "remains committed" to ensuring that everyone who needed it could "access well co-ordinated, compassionate and high-quality palliative and end-of-life care."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

She drew close to Úrsula, trusting that she would know of some palliative for her attacks.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez