cultivate
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Social media allowed Salgado to cultivate a loyal readership by sharing her poetry for free before even signing her first publishing contract for her book, “Corazón.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right,” he wrote External link in Resistance to Civil Government, the essay known as Civil Disobedience.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
It fits the current policy mood: support domestic demand, encourage local brands, develop services, and cultivate new categories of consumption without relying on another old-style property stimulus.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Munir also steered Pakistan to cultivate ties with the Trump family’s crypto venture and helped mediate a cease-fire between India and Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Foraging societies there grouped into permanent villages and learned to cultivate and breed the area’s wild wheat and barley.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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