nursed

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Even classical music listeners have their version in what may be the most legendary rivalry of all — the one that also-ran Italian composer Antonio Salieri supposedly nursed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Jones nursed a knee injury during training camp and was traded to the Tennessee Titans.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026

Delbis — who chooses to self-describe as autistic rather than neurodivergent — is not someone who has long nursed dreams of stardom.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

They don't need to: the pups will happily take turns being nursed from the same mammary gland, and this devoted and well-cared-for mother spends plenty of time with each of her many, many beloved children.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

She knew that Odenigbo would never touch another woman, had quietly convinced herself of this, and knew too that Mama Oji nursed a deep resentment of Alice.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie