as in growing
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
culture bacteria in laboratory dishes
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Recent Examples of culturing
Skyr is protein-rich (the casein protein left behind during the milk culturing process provides sustained energy) and contains easily digestible natural sugars.
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Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
The implementation of these two specialized culturing methods resulted in bacterial cellulose sheets in colors ranging from purple to navy, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2025
Outside, 10 Dec. 2025
The implementation of these two specialized culturing methods resulted in bacterial cellulose sheets in colors ranging from purple to navy, blue, green, yellow, orange, and red.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2025
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China’s growing crackdown on Hong Kong further strained relations, and spurred then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson to offer citizenship for up to 3 million residents of Hong Kong, a former colony that Britain handed back to China in 1997.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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But in a zero-sum world, where more money spent on incarceration means less money available for California’s growing network of trauma recovery centers, that’s a bad bargain.—
Kathy Brown-Lowe,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The open question is whether anyone is willing to stop extracting long enough to start cultivating.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Aiding retailers in becoming more consumer-centric and cultivating communities is becoming increasingly important, Maus commented.—
Alex Wynne,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Columbia River Basin, spanning an area roughly the size of Texas, was once the world's greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Culturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culturing. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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