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nursery

[nur-suh-ree] / ˈnɜr sə ri /
NOUN
child's room
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A coral nursery is providing a faint glimmer of hope and has even seen the return of plankton-feeding fish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The nursery then made the couple aware of posts on Facebook about the incident, including a post from Nicolle Richards, who said she found Noah in the middle of the road and reported the incident.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Parents who claim their toddler wandered off from nursery and was found by a stranger on a busy road say they have been left traumatised.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

At the time of the shooting, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were inside the trailer, and their kids were inside the nursery room, according to reporting by the Associated Press.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The day Eddie is allowed to go home from the hospital, Mom and I spend over an hour at the nursery so I can pick out the exact right kind of flowers for her.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Some longtime citrus growers and nurseries have set up plots of land where researchers can experiment on real trees, and gather data to help fight the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

He began opening small nurseries, staffed by volunteers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

French state-owned utility EDF said on Friday it would allocate 80 million euros to equip schools, nurseries and daycare centres with cooling systems to help them cope with future heatwaves.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

The study also uncovered the worker bees responsible for creating and maintaining these royal nurseries.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

Overstuffed pillows, fluffy bath mats, floral-print shower curtains, pastel comforter sets, four-hundred-thread-count cotton sheets, and dishes, all in the calm shades of baby nurseries.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry




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