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  • present participle of nurse.
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nursing



ADJECTIVE
gaining nourishment by suckling
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That could include chief medical officers and chief nursing officers, as well as heads of surgery, emergency rooms, oncology, obstetrics, cardiology and other specialties, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

With Russell still nursing an injury, Bath coach Johann van Graan decided the risks outweighed the rewards of throwing him in against Tigers with a play-off spot already secured.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Daniel-Hoste and his husband, who was in nursing school, struggled to figure out how to generate more income to pay off card debt that had surged to $20,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Their conclusion: “We believe that we are in a U.S. stock market and AI bubble, and that at some stage in the future, most investors will be nursing very large losses.”

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Any more time traveling and her health would have started declining until she looked like one of the fragile Glitchers who lived in the nursing home on the edge of the Academy.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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