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nourish

[nur-ish, nuhr-] / ˈnɜr ɪʃ, ˈnʌr- /


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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

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

But the father of seven said drilling new wells could take away from the well he uses to nourish his horses, chickens, barn cats and dogs.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2026

Each step helps nourish and maintain the joint.

From Science Daily Mar. 4, 2026

Some productive hunter-gatherer societies reached the organizational level of chiefdoms, but none reached the level of states: all states nourish their citizens by food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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

Plastics have been found in the food we eat, the water we drink, in the blood flowing through our veins and in the breastmilk which nourishes children.

From Salon Dec. 3, 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

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

The first step is recognizing — and really believing — that repetition is often what allows people to stay nourished when energy, money, time or curiosity are in short supply.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2026

“Fire is a cruel way to die. Dalla died to give this child life, but you have nourished him, cherished him. You saved your own boy from the ice. Now save hers from the fire.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

As long as the idea remains that property gets its purpose from those tending it, working it, nourishing it and dying on it, the film will never become a relic.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

“They reflect a trend of eating in a nourishing way,” said Marie Bragg, associate professor of population health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

"Instead of being solely focused on athletics, I'm making sure that I'm nourishing some things away from the track," she adds.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2026

The rhythmic movement and sore muscles that come from slowly stirring polenta, the way the earthy, nourishing aroma slowly fills the room as the grains start to thicken.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

He wanted to pull off his clothes and roll in the snow until something nourishing seeped into his body through the pores of his skin.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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