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nurturing

[nur-cher-ing] / ˈnɜr tʃər ɪŋ /
NOUN
maintenance
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They are models of efficiency, supply chain, profitability, and talent nurturing.

From Barron's

On local television in Hunan province, he once spoke about nurturing young people with "love and patience".

From BBC

She credited her parents and her first teacher, Teresa Blair, with nurturing her academic curiosity despite the school’s limited resources.

From Los Angeles Times

The family came vividly alive—we sensed Augustine’s role as nurturing mother, as well as the cockiness of the older son.

From The Wall Street Journal

The things we keep and use in the kitchen, especially, can conjure powerful memories: aromatic reminders of nurturing care and loving connection as well as less savory bites of deprivation, regret, disappointment and loss.

From The Wall Street Journal