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was curing
  • past progressive of cure.

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That certainly is arguable, but with regard to the Depression itself, the criterion by which the New Deal wanted to be judged was curing unemployment.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2019

The first miracle the Catholic convert is said by the Vatican to have performed was curing a deacon from Boston, Massachusetts, of a crippling spinal disease.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2019

That was curing in from the moment it left his boot.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2016

Back then, Hull’s day job was curing rugged coatings onto tables using UV lights.

From Time • Jan. 16, 2015

"The whole system looks devilish blue," said Styles Staple, who was curing an ugly wound in his thigh.

From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by DeLeon, T. C.