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self-healing

British  

noun

    1. the act or instance of healing onself

    2. ( as modifier )

      the self-healing process

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Mr. Carney is a testament to democracy and self-healing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

One of the beauties of the internet is that it is self-healing, meaning that information, when blocked, just travels in a new direction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025

Aleksandra Pamphlett, a psychotherapist specialising in body image, says although tattoos can be used as a powerful tool to mark milestones along the "self-healing journey", they should not become an avoidance strategy.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024

“My biggest thing is when somebody comes in, we try to educate them and tell them that your body is a self-healing organism,” Mr. Tubio said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024

The limits set to self-healing power we do not know for any individual case.

From Mastery of Self for Wealth Power Success by Frank C. (Frank Channing) Haddock

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