cultivate
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Army chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have worked in coordination to cultivate the U.S. president and his inner circle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Dragon fruit is a climbing cactus, making it an unusual fruit to cultivate.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 warned in November that China was attempting to "cultivate individuals" with access to sensitive information about parliament and the UK government.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Garza’s genre-bending work ultimately pays homage to the too-often invisible laborers who cultivate the land and build the cities on both sides of the border.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Meanwhile, Moscow officials reminded their West Coast agents that they’d been sent a list of scientists to cultivate.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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