fostered
Example Sentences
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Missionaries fostered a “larger view of the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
“Not only the long-awaited championship, but the likability of the team has really fostered a new generation of fans,” says Marangi.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
He possessed the rare courage to challenge systems and programs that fostered dependence rather than truly empowering the people they aimed to help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Some of the outfits seem to confer the power of flight, though that illusion is fostered by the delirious energy of human forms liberated from conformity.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
Although they never permitted matters to come to bloodshed, they still fostered these quarrels between them so that those citizens would not unite against them, being busy with their own disputes.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
