fostered

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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

His renown grew after the Everest climb and he fostered a close friendship with the Kennedy family.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Some lawmakers and researchers, however, argue that lax regulation has fostered a nonprofit Wild West.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It fostered an unprecedented youth-mental-health crisis that’s still playing out today.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Benjamin Franklin fostered the silk industry in Pennsylvania before the American Revolution.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides