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nourish

[nur-ish, nuhr-] / ˈnɜr ɪʃ, ˈnʌr- /


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“Leo wants to reawaken those Christian roots, those seedlings. He wants to nourish that. His presence is intended to do that,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The ranchers depend on snowmelt that feeds the Colorado River and its tributaries to nourish grasses and hay pastures for their herds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Foreign Minister Robert Dussey of Togo, which sponsored the resolution, said maps "guide education, nourish the imagination, and influence collective perceptions."

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

It will be a reminder of what food media can offer when it chooses to nourish more than our appetites.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

It was wonderful how refreshed and strengthened he felt as the food began to nourish him.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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

I cook because I love to make things, I love to eat tasty things and I love to do something that nourishes people and, hopefully, makes them happy.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024

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

The society has produced and nourishes a psychology which brings out the lowest, most base part of human beings.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

From being a child I was what you would call "well nourished".

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

It’s also her first album in more than a decade, one that maintains the neo-soul continuum she’s nourished since her multi-platinum 2000 debut, “Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1.”

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 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

And felt himself nourished by the plasma of letters and syllables that had come to denote a commitment to gallantry among the men with whom he had chosen to spend his life.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Eat Social's sandwich shop venture launched three months ago and it puts 100% of its profits towards its community meals programme, external, providing nourishing meals to groups in schools.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Some of the products that flow through Malé to Moscow are designated under sanctions as dual-use, meaning they could be used for military or civilian purposes, such as nourishing the country’s sanctioned airline industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

I thought about the most nourishing liquids I could concoct.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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