nourish
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“They were community builders, they were people who wanted to nourish you in every way, and they were so good at it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
The herb has been used for more than 1,000 years and has traditionally been associated with "blacken hair and nourish essence."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 7, 2026
Last week, I wrote about the overuse of the slang-suffix “-maxxing” in nutritional spaces, underscoring why the rhetoric we use to define how we nourish ourselves matters so greatly.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
That has been exacerbated, she said, by homeowners’ failure to comply with terms of the original permit, which required them to provide sand to cover the geotubes—sand that would naturally erode and nourish other beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
She didn’t want to face the temptation of eating even one morsel herself that could nourish their growing bodies.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
A rich stew of influences nourishes his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
But it can remind artists that if “Moon” matters, so still must a Kennedy Center that nourishes and produces such work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
Scientists have known for years that a lattice of blood vessels nourishes cells in the retina that allow us to see -- but it's been a mystery how the intricate structure is created.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
Louis says he can never feel warm – a common complaint among vampires, certainly, but in a land ravaged by cruelty it depletes instead of nourishes.
From Salon ● May 13, 2024
“I need nothing but the Lord who nourishes my soul in the bread of the Eucharist,” she says.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
From being a child I was what you would call "well nourished".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It will undoubtedly make Na’s gallows-humor-inflected brand more global, even if it lifts him out of the cult niche that’s nourished him to date.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
“You can travel and be nourished instead of tired at the end.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
People in your life should make you feel safe, nourished and valued.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his peremptory heart.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
On top of that, the cultural obsession with efficiency doesn’t align with a diet that views cooking as a nourishing daily ritual.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Glial cells play essential supporting and nourishing roles in the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
“This will be a space that will be nourishing for the soul,” said Daniel Tarica, general manager of the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs, which manages the towers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"It doesn't feel like homework, but it's also nourishing and you want to talk to your friends about it afterwards."
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
“You always call your tea ‘that nourishing tea,’ but it’s nothing but water and a bunch of dried leaves.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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