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• n  garments that must be repaired
• n  the act of putting something in working order again
• v  restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
• v  heal or recover
  My broken leg is mending

• He also has a stab at mending the hearts of the women in his life.
• Instead of frightening other Arab dictators into mending their ways, Saddam's fate will likely encourage them to cling to power at any cost: if you leave office, you run the risk .
• The reaction demonstrated what is best about religion's responsibilities toward mending the nation's racial division: white ministers and priests are everywhere waking up to the .

• repair
• fix
• fixing
• fixture
• mend
• reparation
• bushel
• doctor
• furbish up
• restore
• touch on
• heal

• break

News & Articles

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• West Contra Costa school district plans campaign to hike property values
  RICHMOND -- Seeking to benefit from the mending housing market, the West Contra Costa school district has hired a media firm to lead a campaign to get the county to raise assessed valuations on properties where they were lowered during the real estate downturn.
  June 12, 2013 - The Montclarion
• Lyndsy Fonseca & Jamie Chung: Children Mending Hearts Style Sunday 2013
  Lyndsy Fonseca keeps it cute at the 2013 Children Mending Hearts Style Sunday held at a private residence on Sunday afternoon (June 9) in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 26-year-old Nikita starlet was joined at the event by actress Jamie Chung. The event has 26 style sponsors, like Coach and JCPenney, who have agreed to sell [...]
  June 10, 2013 - Just Jared Jr.
• Hailee Steinfeld & Joey King: Style Sunday with Children Mending Hearts
  Hailee Steinfeld and Joey King hit up for the 2013 Children Mending Hearts Style Sunday held at a private residence on Sunday afternoon (June 9) in Beverly Hills, Calif. The two young actresses were joined by Blake Michael at the event. “At #cmhstylesunday @childrenmending. I love this – great charity and cause. Doing good feels [...]
  June 10, 2013 - Just Jared Jr.

Quotes

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• Pete Geren in Forbes
  We are under no illusions that the work ahead will be easy or quick - or cheap; we have a lot to do to get this right,Geren said. "Mending the seams and fixing the myriad issues we have recently uncovered will take energy, patience,...
• David Cameron in Reuters UK
  I want to make Britain the most family-friendly country in the world,said Cameron, whose party are ahead in opinion polls. "A key part of helping families and mending our broken society is making sure that business is responsible in how it...
• Robby Albarado in Houston Chronicle
  I was very, very lucky I didn't get hurt,Albarado said. "Actually, I was on the grass course so I kind of slid 10, 15 feet. It was unfortunate for the horse. I was unable to avoid (Mending Fences). I leapt over him to the left and then I...