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  • noun Plural form of nurture.

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Examples

  • Willed ambiguity shapes and nurtures all of my thought processes, which, when translated into action, leads to diversity and surprises.

    Emanuel Ungaro: What Does It Mean to Be a Couturier? Emanuel Ungaro 2012

  • Willed ambiguity shapes and nurtures all of my thought processes, which, when translated into action, leads to diversity and surprises.

    Emanuel Ungaro: What Does It Mean to Be a Couturier? Emanuel Ungaro 2012

  • Bulking up in asset management has been among Mr. Corzine's central aims as he nurtures his revamp of MF Global, now five quarters old, and he told analysts Thursday that he expects to have a significant presence in the business within a year.

    MF Global Chalks Up Best Quarter In Nearly 3 Years Jacob Bunge 2011

  • But any system that facilitates and nurtures truth, beauty and goodness serves our quest for love.

    Josh Fleet: What Is Love? The Soul Knows Josh Fleet 2012

  • In this valuable user-friendly book Marcelle Pick shows us how to gently turn ourselves towards a life that nurtures and nourishes instead of depletes and exhausts.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Are You Tired and Wired? Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2011

  • Corporations not only need people with the new thinking skills, but as the Conference Board's report Ready to Innovate makes clear, educators and executives need to align their corporate goals with the curriculum kids are living with and provide the environment that nurtures, retains and attracts the bright and creative people that generate new patents and inventions, innovative world-class products and services and the finance and marketing plans to support them.

    John M. Eger: With Apologies To Hillary It Does Take a Village John M. Eger 2011

  • The Lambda Literary Foundation nurtures, celebrates, and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers.

    March 2010 2010

  • The Lambda Literary Foundation nurtures, celebrates, and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers.

    Lambda Literary Launches New Online Home for LGBTQ Book Lovers 2010

  • But Ms. Moorehead nurtures the myth of the communists' achievements in the Resistance.

    Clearing the Fog Patrick Marnham 2011

  • In this valuable user-friendly book Marcelle Pick shows us how to gently turn ourselves towards a life that nurtures and nourishes instead of depletes and exhausts.

    Dr. Nalini Chilkov: Are You Tired and Wired? Dr. Nalini Chilkov 2011

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