fostered
Example Sentences
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These sanitized accounts ignored the homemade dangers, such as the health problems fostered by an overstretched military — realities many children would face when a changed parent finally came home.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
American colleges became incubators of a new Canadian elite, whose parents had attended British universities; by the late 60s, those campuses also fostered a Vietnam-era counterculture that was skeptical of American power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Sepulveda was a foster parent and fostered approximately 90 children over the years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Fierce competition for open roles, a flood of AI-generated communication from both job candidates and recruiters, and an always-on communication culture fostered during pandemic-era remote work have sped up the clock on the hiring process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I had understood that Lysa's boy was to be fostered with Lord Tywin at easterly Rock."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
