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foster

[faw-ster, fos-ter] / ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər /




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If you expect cousins to become co-owners someday, don’t wait until they inherit to foster the relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

The industry’s transition to larger, more complex four-stroke engines helped foster an increase in PWCs’ average size and displacement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Now living in the North of England, the 28-year-old was adopted as a baby and spent time in foster care as a teenager.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"We must foster a culture in which sexual assault is inexcusable and ensure our community is empowered and understands informed consent," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“I don’t see what’s so special there that you can’t find at a library here in Staten Island,” his foster father said.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

But instead of the traditional cutthroat audition setting, where every actor silently sizes up the competition, the Brook Arts Center fosters a warm environment.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Along with giving tweens and teens something to look forward to, recess encourages movement, builds social confidence, and fosters a sense of community, which are all vital to healthy development.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The British political system "fosters the eccentricity, the wonderment and the humour of politics", he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The boot camp fosters an environment where students feel comfortable failing, said Saint Juste, 20, who will attend Kennesaw State University in the fall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

The fosters Coal had been with at the time required that he have some kind of after-school activity because it would be good for him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

Sepulveda was a foster parent and fostered approximately 90 children over the years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

By the time he graduated in 2002, the startup had failed and the bubble had burst, a formative experience that fostered his interest in entrepreneurship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

The Bundists ran social programs that fostered Yiddish culture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

All of these capabilities of centralized societies have fostered intensified food production and hence population growth throughout history.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

“The company prides itself on fostering a positive working environment for its employees, which is reflected in the high number of long-term employees and low turnover rate for the industry.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Chris, who now works with adoption and fostering services in Northern Ireland, says the lack of available information for adoptees is "a huge blind spot".

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"TikTok's priority has always been fostering a safe and positive space where people can be creative, discover what they love, and connect with their community," a company spokesperson told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The report sees AI as a serious threat, and leans into the notion of fostering human-centered judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

One of the ways of fostering creativity is to encourage students’ improvisation.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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