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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
the head librarian firmly declared that it is indeed the duty of local government to foster learning and a love of reading
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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
a greathearted couple fostering two adopted children as well as three more of their own
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Recent Examples of foster
Per the release, Tommy’s responsibilities will include attending local events and presentations, fostering a positive relationship between police and residents, participating in employee wellness events, visiting schools and educational institutions and providing comfort to those in crisis.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
The width of this park varies as its borders extend in some areas to create a series of distinct pockets enveloped by nature for diverse activities, fostering a unique sense of place at every turn.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
All About ‘Muddy Puddle Parenting' With Peppa Pig and Dr. Becky
Through Muddy Puddle Parenting, families will learn about fostering strong sibling bonds, building emotional resilience, and encouraging healthy family dynamics through interactions with Peppa Pig’s family and Dr. Kennedy.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 June 2025
Moreover, narcissistic parents often foster competition and sibling rivalry, or even compete with their children’s romantic partners.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2025
The width of this park varies as its borders extend in some areas to create a series of distinct pockets enveloped by nature for diverse activities, fostering a unique sense of place at every turn.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
All About ‘Muddy Puddle Parenting' With Peppa Pig and Dr. Becky
Through Muddy Puddle Parenting, families will learn about fostering strong sibling bonds, building emotional resilience, and encouraging healthy family dynamics through interactions with Peppa Pig’s family and Dr. Kennedy.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 June 2025
Moreover, narcissistic parents often foster competition and sibling rivalry, or even compete with their children’s romantic partners.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
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Trump promoted tax cuts and border security among the provisions to support in the legislation.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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In addition to adding decorative flair to windows and doors, these multipurpose window treatments promote privacy and block light, with many designs offering temperature-regulating and sound-dampening qualities to boot.—
Shoko Wanger,
Architectural Digest,
30 June 2025
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That raises real concerns about whether SGA and Co. can make the right plays against Indiana's defensive pressure in Game 7. Ironically, many expected this exact issue -- pressure defense forcing turnovers and leading to easy offense the other way -- to play a huge role in these Finals.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Weil raised around $15 million, with the majority of it coming from donations that were $200 or less.—
Siena Duncan,
Miami Herald,
22 June 2025
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The return of blue-book exams might disadvantage students who were encouraged to master typing at a young age.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Popular online influencers with millions of followers have encouraged Holocaust denial.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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Last month, volunteers on Sanibel Island planted 500 red mangrove seedlings that had been nurtured by local residents over months, to help the community recover from recent storms.—
Christina Kelso,
New York Times,
24 June 2025
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Align with nurturing, empathetic individuals who will be there for you when Venus enters Cancer on July 30.—
Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
24 June 2025
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Spanish-Speaking Cannabis Creators Santa Tuca (Alan) – A prominent Argentine cannabis creator and community leader, Santa Tuca has cultivated an audience of 80,000+ on Instagram with creative grow-op tours, event coverage, and lifestyle content.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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In each case, growing landlessness and the pressure to cultivate cash crops reduced local resilience in the face of prolonged droughts and other disasters, such as outbreaks of bubonic plague and cattle disease.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The residue from earlier high tide lines — wrack lines, as they are called — sits just outside some of the fencing around the nest, even pushing through it in spots, jeopardizing the habitat these birds need to breed.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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Iranians are also religious and ethnic minorities in the wider world, and that has bred existential fears of foreign conquest.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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“Foster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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