tending

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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

He hangs back, though, as if not quite ready to choose their joyous relief over obediently tending to his broken family.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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

Guests at many Virginia estates were often struck by the whiteness of those serving their meals and tending the house.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis