tending

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They also agree that tending to mental health concerns is hugely important for new fathers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Car companies will often offer incentives to help their trade-in customers offset negative equity, with some brands tending to offer more because their cars depreciate faster.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Or churches that get fixated on monthly baptism rates instead of tending to the spiritual needs of their flocks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Until now, there have been no specific legal penalties for entering a football match without a ticket, with supporters that are caught doing so tending to be ejected without any further punishment.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

I had a great yearning, lately, to pay my father back for all the years of neglect, and start tending his grave.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath