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nourish

[nur-ish, nuhr-] / ˈnɜr ɪʃ, ˈnʌr- /


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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

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

These microbes generate metabolic byproducts that nourish intestinal cells and support their normal function.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Sapiens even collected animal faeces to nourish the ground in which wheat grew.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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