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as in to develop
to come to have gradually
cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends
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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years
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as in to grow
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello
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Assad elevated people from his own minority religious group — the Alawite community — to positions of power in the military and intelligence operations and cultivated an intricate web of patronage.
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Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Sprawling pumpkin vines and trailing cucumber plants may be too large for indoor growing, but many smaller vegetables thrive in pots and can be cultivated year-round indoors.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
Fuel your passion by cultivating a mindset that thrives on possibility and resilience.
—Mo Hamzian, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
With a majority African-American/Black student body, Morgan is a leading force in cultivating a diverse pipeline of innovators and professionals, especially in STEM fields where nearly 17% of its alumni work — significantly surpassing Maryland’s statewide average of 11%.
—David K. Wilson, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
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Sefa Secen / Made By History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Sprawling pumpkin vines and trailing cucumber plants may be too large for indoor growing, but many smaller vegetables thrive in pots and can be cultivated year-round indoors.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024
Fuel your passion by cultivating a mindset that thrives on possibility and resilience.
—Mo Hamzian, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
With a majority African-American/Black student body, Morgan is a leading force in cultivating a diverse pipeline of innovators and professionals, especially in STEM fields where nearly 17% of its alumni work — significantly surpassing Maryland’s statewide average of 11%.
—David K. Wilson, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2024
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There’s this thing called the Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), which is the system developed to categorize public companies into specific industries and sectors.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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Virtually all have developed their own national AI frameworks, with Singapore also providing funding to industry startups through its investment vehicles.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Gateways program promotes a network of bay sites to the public.Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 26 Dec. 2024
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In the same way that dieting doesn’t promote overall health, money management doesn’t reduce financial stress, either.Dana Miranda, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
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Under Clancy’s leadership, the local program was suspended and then taken in-house by SANDAG after officials there grew concerned about Pedal Ahead’s spending and the accuracy of its data.Jeff Mcdonald, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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The Rams have grown in every way since that Sunday.Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
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On Wednesday, the FDA issued an advisory recommending that consumers avoid eating Fanny Bay, Buckley Bay and Royal Miyagi oysters harvested in specific British Colombia growing areas between Dec. 1 and Dec. 9.Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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Rainwater is harvested for irrigation, plus green roofs (along with over 1,000 trees) help mitigate urban heat.New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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This trend offers private equity firms significant opportunities to acquire and revitalize distressed assets.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The pop icon detailed her rise to fame, relationship with ex Federline, being a mother, her conservatorship and more in her memoir The Woman in Me, which was released in 2023 and acquired by Universal Pictures, Variety reported in October.Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 Dec. 2024
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Participants are encouraged to bring water and wear comfortable clothes and walking or hiking shoes.Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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For example, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) hosted a 2016 budgeting pilot to encourage participants to keep a budget.Dana Miranda, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
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They were employed at Boeing’s manufacturing factory, where its 737 MAX, 767, and 777 planes are produced.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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As demand for plastics grows, hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, has produced an abundant supply of natural gas, an important feedstock for making plastics.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Also, commodities tend to perform better when global demand increases, rather than just demand in the U.S. China, which accounts for approximately 50% of global commodity demand for, is currently suffering from deflation—not inflation—and bond yields are at record lows.Garth Friesen, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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In recent years, presidents have tended to rely more on executive orders and federal regulations to sidestep gridlock in Congress.Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Cultivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivate. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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