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balm

[bahm] / bɑm /




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By Sunday, it becomes something quieter: nourishment for the week ahead, a small, steadying balm against the Sunday scaries.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Coover’s book is about baseball, but it is really about the escape that baseball—and any other would-be balm to a difficult present—can provide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The desert can be hot and rough, but Giveon’s soothing baritone is a balm capable of healing sunburns and broken hearts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

All of that access can feel like a balm for the ever-embattled press, a deserved return to pride of place.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

It was providential that we would live together for those four years at college, and after graduation, we continued a friendship that was a healing balm.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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