- present participle of nurse.
nursing
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She had a decade-long career in nursing and public policy and found new opportunities through referrals from friends, colleagues or through people she met at events where she spoke.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
"I am still nursing an internal wound in my eyes," he said, adding that he now experiences shortness of breath and constant headaches.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Louisa had a career in palliative care nursing and was a ward manager in a hospice.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
And so the nurses were absent from the area’s many nursing homes, and the third shifts at the auto parts manufacturing plants had basically gone dark.
From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026
Rowdy put up with Daisy’s nursing for one day; then he hopped out the window, went back under the house, and refused to come out for anyone.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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