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nursing

adjective as in acting as a nurse

adjective as in gaining nourishment by suckling

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Duncan Burton, chief nursing officer for England, said it was concerning that the flu had hit early this year and the increase among children was "worrying".

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“Federal funding for nursing moms, WIC benefits, may not be available after the first of November. And then you have a White House where they’re expanding a massive ballroom.”

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Labour is nursing its wounds after a truly appalling result, coming a poor third in a part of the world it has owned for more than a century.

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McCarthy is nursing an injured ankle but is likely to return at quarterback soon.

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Without the injured Chris Wood, who has been nursing a knee injury, his manager was robbed of his most potent weapon.

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