cultivate
Example Sentences
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He has also spent years cultivating allies on Capitol Hill.
That embodied the mood that Hadid and a sprawling cast of collaborators and musicians tried to cultivate at the third annual benefit show produced by the Canadian Sudanese artist Mustafa.
From Los Angeles Times
Oleg Deripaska, a loyal Putin oligarch, recently posted a link to a Russian newspaper editorial that was unusually critical of the government’s failure to cultivate a healthy investment climate.
Despite their appeal, goldenberries remain difficult to cultivate on a large scale.
From Science Daily
“It’s usually only like a few booths here and there filled. It’s sweet to see the community support and to remind the Saugus Cafe family of the larger family that they’ve cultivated throughout the years.”
From Los Angeles Times
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