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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
the head librarian firmly declared that it is indeed the duty of local government to foster learning and a love of reading
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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
a greathearted couple fostering two adopted children as well as three more of their own
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For Thao in particular, the election was likely to serve as a referendum on her ability to foster and keep relationships in one of California’s most diverse cities, where the office of mayor has often been intertwined with the state’s Democratic power players.
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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Biologists say fostering pups will eventually add genetic diversity to a population started with just seven individual wolves.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
This approach mirrors Meta’s broader strategy of fostering innovation through openness, as seen with other initiatives like the Open Compute Project and PyTorch.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Repeated visualization helps to rewire the brain, fostering a self-image aligned with one's aspirations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Biologists say fostering pups will eventually add genetic diversity to a population started with just seven individual wolves.
—Shaun McKinnon, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
This approach mirrors Meta’s broader strategy of fostering innovation through openness, as seen with other initiatives like the Open Compute Project and PyTorch.
—Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Repeated visualization helps to rewire the brain, fostering a self-image aligned with one's aspirations.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lam, a long time Milpitas resident, is hoping to promote public safety in the city and wants to prioritize financial transparency and accountability on the council.Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Outside the main doors, one large group of election observers congregated as Jefferson Davis lead them in a prayer. Davis, is a former Menomonee Falls village president who promoted false claims about the 2020 election and tried to overturn the results.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article California air quality regulators late Friday approved a plan to strengthen limits on the planet-warming emissions from gasoline and diesel fuels, a move expected to raise gas prices while bringing public health benefits.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The company has established an at-the-market equity program to sell up to US$250 million of common shares, raising gross proceeds of $138,476,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2024.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Delafield said voting means a lot to him, as his World War II veteran father always encouraged his kids.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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Nick Seidler, 56, of Wauwatosa, MSOE coordinator of special events, was walking to work outside the polling place and said he was encouraged to see so many students voting.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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People Strategies Are An Investment, Not An Expense: EPIC results demand nurturing the EPIC within your team.Meridith Alexander, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In his later years, Jones continued to stay busy discovering and nurturing next-generation artists including Kauflin, Nikki Yanofsky, Emily Bear and Alfredo Rodriguez.Jennifer Frederick, Billboard, 4 Nov. 2024
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Newsom has devoted much of his second term as governor to cultivating national media attention, especially from Democrat-leaning outlets such as MSNBC.Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The devastation that wiped out the dinosaurs created ideal conditions for various fungi to thrive, and ants actually began to cultivate fungi.Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Typically breeding once a year, quokkas produce only one baby, a joey.Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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Basically that poor enforcement had bred serious disrespect for the law, or at least a misunderstanding of it.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Foster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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