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A fraudster can try to cultivate a financial or romantic relationship by pretending to be someone else.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Being on site helps reporters cultivate sources and break news, which in turn helps inform those of us who don’t have access to the building.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

“I don’t think Spencer Pratt was the candidate L.A. needed in this moment, but I understand why he was able to cultivate support,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Moscow has tried to cultivate deeper ties with New Delhi, which has long been a loyal recipient of Russian oil and arms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Working in the yard is Ralph’s favorite activity; he likes to weed, to plant, to cultivate.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

And it cultivates a certain style or ethos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

What he cultivates instead is patience – the type of glacial cool it takes to seize a cosmic destiny.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

To avert future calamities, the forest outside Bordeaux must be thinned and its fire breaks widened, said Arthur Guérin-Turcq, a Sorbonne University geographer whose family cultivates pines near Le Porge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026

But now that I no longer live as a Catholic in a Catholic world, I cannot expect the liturgy—which reflects and cultivates my faith—to remain what it was.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Over the years, Vucic has cultivated the image of a tireless leader criss-crossing Serbia, attracting investment and creating jobs.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Jordan’s carefully cultivated space looks like the result of very intentional planning and list making.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Whether a location was a garden, meadow, cultivated field or lawn explained differences in decomposition better than most of the soil characteristics the researchers measured.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

On stage, she gracefully offset the blond bombshell image she both cultivated and poked fun at.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Suppose that North American wild apples really would have evolved into a terrific crop if only Indian hunter-gatherers had settled down and cultivated them.

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

At age 12, Martínez Celaya entered into an apprenticeship with a painter — the start of his formal artistic training — and around the same time he began cultivating an interest in writing and philosophy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

And, while WSL managers say they appreciate the importance of cultivating homegrown talent, the reality of the job ensures it is not their first priority.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

They then take their sweet time “fattening up” their marks, cultivating trust and gradually feeding them promises of bigger and better returns.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

To do so means overcoming obstacles that are cataloged with a discouraging ease: The apprenticeships, the unpaid hours, the creation of a style, the cultivating of clients, the marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

However, it is not yet known whether Ethiopians were cultivating these local plants before or only after the arrival of the Southwest Asian package.

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