as in rehabilitating
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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Grant Williams has played in the last two games, making his season debut after spending the past 14 months rehabilitating a torn right ACL.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026 -
That included $100 million for new disease-resistant trees, grove management, therapeutic tools and rehabilitating existing trees.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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The post came as Princess Kate shared a personal video on Instagram about healing through nature on her special day.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Coming together with others was healing for Angela, after seeing the video of an ICE officer fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis.—
Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Minor differences in temperature won't have a drastic effect on the results of your interior painting project, but significantly high or low temperatures can impact the quality of the finish or may even prevent the paint from curing correctly.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
6 Jan. 2026
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These varieties should be stored as-is without the curing process.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2026
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And the investors won’t be around contributing the capital expenditures for fixing the flooring and replacing the bathrooms in the country’s most battered homes.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Keeping the trade agreement alive and fixing what does not work is not optional.—
Diego Marroquin Bitar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Rehabbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rehabbing. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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