cultivate
Example Sentences
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For years, Dubai has cultivated a reputation as a glamorous and attractive destination for expats pursuing business opportunities and travel, but the country has been impacted by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
From BBC
The UAE's biggest city Dubai has also cultivated a reputation as a glamorous and attractive destination for expats pursuing business opportunities and travel.
From BBC
Despite her young age, "it appears the regime is trying to cultivate the image of a strong and formidable woman," Lim Eul-chul, a North Korea expert at South Korea's Kyungnam University, told AFP.
From Barron's
A native of Bologna, Carracci was renowned in his early career for such unidealized, close-up scenes of everyday life, and his first paintings speak to the moment, and market, that Caravaggio would cultivate.
The conflict has also shaken the Gulf’s carefully cultivated image as a stable sanctuary.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
