care and feeding
noun
: the providing of what is needed for sustenance, well-being, or efficient operation
machines that don't need a lot of care and feeding
Examples of care and feeding in a Sentence
devotes too much time to the care and feeding of her buggy computer
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Yet for centuries, the best of France’s goods and goodies have floated upriver or flowed downhill for the care and feeding of Paris.
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
The care and feeding of Hulu has been a huge priority for Walden’s group since it was formed post-merger in 2019.
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The new film is professionally made, well-acted, entertaining enough, and possessed of no earthly reason to exist aside from the care and feeding of intellectual property.
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Many also said that the care and feeding of Mr. Peltz was time-consuming.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
The care and feeding of Hulu has been a huge priority for Walden’s group since it was formed post-merger in 2019.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 July 2024
The new film is professionally made, well-acted, entertaining enough, and possessed of no earthly reason to exist aside from the care and feeding of intellectual property.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Many also said that the care and feeding of Mr. Peltz was time-consuming.
—Lauren Hirsch, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Care and feeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20and%20feeding. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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