cultivate
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These schools weren’t quite a direct pipeline into the American armed services, but their implicit promise was to cultivate gentlemen, if not always literal officers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Additionally, they collect blood samples from their volunteer patients to cultivate stem cells into groups of brain cells called neurones.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Participating in Eurovision has helped former Soviet republics such as Estonia and Ukraine cultivate their images as part of Europe, he added.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
At the very least, you’ll need to cultivate customers, and if you’re lucky, you’ll also make some friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Yet there should remain an incentive for parents to cultivate their children.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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