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salve

[sav, sahv] / sæv, sɑv /




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The Lakers limped painfully into the playoffs Saturday night only to delightfully discover a miracle salve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Cheaper money is always a salve for the economy.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025

The heroism by a Muslim immigrant has been a salve to intercommunal wounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

Brazil is also a major source of beef exports to the U.S., a salve at a time when meat prices are driving inflation.

From Slate • Jul. 14, 2025

Still, I wondered whether skin grafts could have achieved what Mother had with her comfrey and lobelia salve.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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