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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- p. a. & vb. n. of
cure . - a building in which anything is cured; especially, in the West Indies, a building in which sugar is drained and dried.
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- verb Present participle of
cure .
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- noun the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization
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Examples
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Her name is Morgan and she had learned what the use is of every kind of plant in curing the weaknesses of the body.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Anna Elliott, part 2 2009
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He called any progress so far "the first step in curing our economy and making sure that it is moving on the right track."
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Remarkable results in curing the flu and cold within 12 to 14 hours by administering a few drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) into each infected ear, (sometimes only one ear is infected) have been reported.
A long season begins -- and we don't mean football (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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Economic evidence and theory since the 1970s have suggested that monetary policy is not effective in curing recessions.
Should Britain Join the Euro?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The fact that some animal research is conducted in the name of curing human disease makes it more—not less—imperative that it be done in the most responsible way and that opportunities to develop more innovative methods are seized, for the sake of people and animals.
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Maybe you ought to look at the way doctor's use in curing cancer and other illness.
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Not only does it bring our world closer together, it also provides an invaluable aid in curing short-term memory loss and exposing rank hypocrisy.
You Can Look It Up 2007
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The more psychic among them possess healing gifts, especially in curing the mentally sick.
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Look for smart Democrats to run ads with relatives of the afflicted ( "My sister has Parkinson's," "My father has Alzheimer's") pointing out that Congressman X is so extreme, he voted against a bill supported by many Republicans to begin curing these diseases.
05/30/2005 2005
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“Unprecedented mechanism of biochemistry” could be important step in curing disease.
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