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foster

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




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Safety Quentin Lake and cornerback Trent McDuffie intercepted passes to foil a Justin Herbert-led offense that went into the game as the NFL’s lowest-scoring outfit and did little to foster reason for optimism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

Understanding why someone acted as they did can help foster compassion for others and, importantly, for oneself.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

“The landscape will foster habitat for birds, bees and butterflies,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

He said the shortage of foster homes had practical as well as financial consequences because more children end up in residential care, where placements can be significantly more expensive - at £318,000 per year.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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

This LAX, unlike the island of civility and good manners Maksik remembers from childhood, fosters alienation and dread.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The hands-off approach empowers her top talent and fosters trust between her executive team and the board of directors, Tomé told the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Alan Murray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

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

Mark and Linda were good people, had been his fosters for almost two years, and Joaquin liked them.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway

The growing attractiveness of Madrid has fostered an influx of wealth, especially in real estate -- but the bonanza has come at a cost.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Also backing the campaign is Wes, a single parent from Yate in South Gloucestershire, who has fostered and adopted children over the past 14 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

The lad was being fostered by Lord Renly's castellan at Storm's End.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

Institutions also play a role in fostering that love, too.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Kruger, 47 years old, accuses her 46-year-old rival of hurting schools in one of the world’s most star-studded cities and fostering a climate of fear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Half a century later, Berg is the one happily fostering young talent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Wes, 46, believes many people rule themselves out before finding out what fostering involves.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 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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