cultivate
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The state needs only to cultivate a few successful enterprises to jump-start the economy, said Zach Hernandez, who left for college on the mainland and returned to run a talent-development startup on Oahu.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In a society shaped by fragmentation and misperception, the capacity to remain present with complexity is one of the most urgent skills we can cultivate.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Was that a nod to the hope he might cultivate brighter relations with Northern Ireland than the Conservatives who came before him had managed?
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
All of this Silverio Guardado and her husband cultivate beside the two-bedroom mobile home they have owned for 12 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
He was trying desperately to cultivate a mustache on his upper lip and had filled in the empty areas with what looked like brown shoe polish.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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He now cultivates dragon fruit on 11 acres producing around 220 tonnes a year.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
But she has infuriated Xi at a bad time for Trump, as he cultivates a relationship with the Chinese leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
Its rich soil has facilitated high production levels, and the region now cultivates one third of England's vegetables and 20 percent of its potatoes and beetroots.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
By prioritizing stability and community, Unrivaled cultivates an environment that is as enriching as it is competitive.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025
Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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As the river changes course, fields can disappear faster than official records can keep up, leaving families with uncertain claims to land they have cultivated for generations.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Geeta Gwala, whose family says it cultivated 2.81 acres near the hotel site, is among those who have gone to court.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
That emphasis on community and institutional belonging raises an interesting question about where such assumptions are cultivated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
As late as the 1800s, most commodities were cultivated: Cinnamon bark was peeled and rolled into quills, opium juiced from poppies, and tea leaves dried out in the sun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
When we came out from the trees we saw cultivated fields.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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Perched on the edge of a rooftop high above Gaza City's bombed-out landscape, Ibrahim al-Dabba lovingly tends his community of bees, cultivating a rare source of hope among the ruins of the Israel-Hamas war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Richard Graydon spent years cultivating an enviable life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
You’ll just end up annoying your manager or cultivating a combative relationship.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
As governor he foresaw the economic advantages of cultivating Japanese auto manufacturers for investment in Tennessee.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
However, it is not yet known whether Ethiopians were cultivating these local plants before or only after the arrival of the Southwest Asian package.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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