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cultivate

[kuhl-tuh-veyt] / ˈkʌl təˌveɪt /




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Southwest, hesperaloe requires less water to cultivate, another potential benefit in a region where water can be scarce.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

In a society shaped by fragmentation and misperception, the capacity to remain present with complexity is one of the most urgent skills we can cultivate.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Was that a nod to the hope he might cultivate brighter relations with Northern Ireland than the Conservatives who came before him had managed?

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

This will require you to cultivate the courage of your own convictions, since you will need to believe you’re right and the market is wrong.

From MarketWatch Jul. 4, 2026

The other, related question is whether ancient hunter-gatherers and farmers similarly put their ethnobiological knowledge to good use in selecting wild plants to gather and eventually to cultivate.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The Huntington cultivates them on-site and has distributed many to botanic gardens and zoos across the country.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

He now cultivates dragon fruit on 11 acres producing around 220 tonnes a year.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

But she has infuriated Xi at a bad time for Trump, as he cultivates a relationship with the Chinese leader.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

Its rich soil has facilitated high production levels, and the region now cultivates one third of England's vegetables and 20 percent of its potatoes and beetroots.

From Barron's Oct. 31, 2025

Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Then they discovered what their farmland—the farmland that their family had cultivated for nearly 200 years—would be used for: a 2.2-gigawatt hyperscale data center.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Up in the hills above the Roman columns of the ancient site of Sebastia, in the occupied West Bank, are olive fields that have been cultivated for generations by Palestinian families.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

The plant material included cultivated wheat, carrots, maize, bananas and peanuts.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

That skill is cultivated through education in the performing arts.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Sol Spiegelman and I went straight for a butler carrying smoked salmon and champagne, and after a few minutes sensed the value of a cultivated aristocracy.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Reducing prices is tricky for luxury brands who have spent years, not to mention billions of ad dollars, cultivating an exclusive image.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

"At a time when the US-Japan Alliance is dedicated to cultivating prosperity across the Indo-Pacific, we strongly oppose any action that undermines its peace and stability," Glass added.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

You’ll just end up annoying your manager or cultivating a combative relationship.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

A retired Air Force Reserve colonel and longtime foreign policy hawk, he spent decades cultivating relationships not only across Capitol Hill but with world leaders, diplomats and advocacy organizations.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2026

A few hundred miles south of Winthrop Hospital, Alfred Vanderbilt was busy cultivating a passion of his own.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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