as in rehabilitation
the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength
the accident victim had to undergo months of rehab before she could walk again
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as in to heal
to restore to a healthy condition
rehabbing the torture victim's battered body will be easier than restoring his emotional well-being
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Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Payne had struggled with addiction during and after his time in One Direction, which included a 100-day stay in rehab last year.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Here's the deadline to mail it back Mystery man connected to 20 allegations of fraud in Arizona sober living rehab scandal.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sunshine Place, the ratings-topping and award-winning documentary podcast that counts Robert Downey Jr. as one of its executive producers, will devote its second season to a topic with which the Oscar-winning actor feels a personal connection: a controversial ‘tough-love’ teen rehab program.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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The company showcased the system at the 2024 Paralympic Games and has begun selling to private users, gyms, hospitals, and rehab centers.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Payne had struggled with addiction during and after his time in One Direction, which included a 100-day stay in rehab last year.
—Conor Murray, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Here's the deadline to mail it back Mystery man connected to 20 allegations of fraud in Arizona sober living rehab scandal.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
The Sunshine Place, the ratings-topping and award-winning documentary podcast that counts Robert Downey Jr. as one of its executive producers, will devote its second season to a topic with which the Oscar-winning actor feels a personal connection: a controversial ‘tough-love’ teen rehab program.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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Intensive rehabilitation followed, first at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, to address cognitive and physical challenges, before returning to California for outpatient therapy.David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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This constant state of intense hunger, known as hyperphagia, could lead bears to food sources in human developments, according to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center, a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation organization.John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 2 Nov. 2024
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Treatment for chlorine poisoning can help your body heal.Kashif J. Piracha, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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Next week’s election in the United States is hardly likely to heal the discord between Democrats and Republicans, but if Trump wins, talk of anti-woke AI could get a lot louder.Will Knight, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2024
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On its latest earnings call, CEO Gil West said treating customers better will be a key part of its recovery effort.Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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The spread of false claims about the response to hurricanes Helene and Milton, many of them targeted at the Biden-Harris administration, also threatened to hinder recovery efforts following those disasters, government officials and response agencies said.Clare Duffy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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How to become a wildlife rehabilitator The process to legally take care of certain kinds of restricted wildlife varies by state, but virtually everyone who wants to help rehabilitate a squirrel or similar animal in the U.S. needs a permit from their state and possibly the federal government.Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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So Gascón said what’s under review is the evidence that was never presented that could have changed the outcome, as well as considering, under California law, if the brothers are rehabilitated prisoners who are safe to reenter the community.Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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According to the National Cancer Institute, there’s a difference between being cured of cancer and being in in remission.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
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Those tallies could change as ballots set aside for curing and other remaining votes are counted.Nick Coltrain, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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“Rehab.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehab. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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