cultivate
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Despite having started her political career as a pro-independence advocate, Cheng has in recent years tried to cultivate a reputation as a peace builder.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Despite her young age, "it appears the regime is trying to cultivate the image of a strong and formidable woman," Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at South Korea's Kyungnam University, told AFP.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
To descend from Judah is to cultivate gratitude.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Garza’s genre-bending work ultimately pays homage to the too-often invisible laborers who cultivate the land and build the cities on both sides of the border.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
He began to cultivate his corpulence and general physical dilapidation.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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