cultivate
Example Sentences
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“There’s a level of emotional strength or resilience being cultivated through the binding of somatic experiencing with physical strength training,” Hughes says.
From Los Angeles Times
Care inspectors inspect the support offered to cultivate safe and healthy relationships in care settings, but there is nothing in law that says people with learning disabilities should be supported with romantic or intimate relationships.
From BBC
Schneider, the retired national guardsman, was interested in the class more to cultivate a hobby and hopes to find a local auctioneer to offer his services to.
He is not just a prolific creator but a mogul who owns his own studio, controls casting decisions and has cultivated a public image rooted in faith, morality and philanthropy.
From Salon
His approach to international relations also contrasts starkly with neighbouring regimes, who have cultivated close security ties with Russia and repudiated their previous close partnerships with France.
From BBC
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