River, stream, lake, ocean, or pond–Southerners know that sometimes the best balm for a fraught mind or stressful season is a quick trip to the nearest body of water.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 May 2026
The lip balm, on the other hand, blends cocoa butter, coconut oil and shea butter, offering a nourishing — albeit tangy — formula.
Those numbers came as a salve for the broader equity market, in which gains are being increasingly concentrated in semiconductors and AI infrastructure stocks, suggesting the current equity boom may have a weak foundation.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
Carrick, a deeply reassuring figure as a player, was a salve.
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