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sure cure

sure cure

A remedy that won't fail, as in Hard work is a sure cure for brooding. Originating in the late 1800s as an advertising slogan ( Dr. Keck's Sure Cure for Catarrh; first recorded in 1881), this rhyming phrase was soon extended to other matters.
See also: cure, sure

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MaciejMAH-chayPolish
JÓHann-Icelandic
AviceAY-visEnglish (Rare)
Fusun-Turkish
Ricardoree-KAHR-do (Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Klytaimnestra-Greek Mythology
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