cultivate
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The late, disgraced financier owned a vast apartment in Paris next to the Arc de Triomphe and sought to cultivate relationships with the French elite.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
We need to cultivate the investment equivalent of lobbing the ball back to the other side, which Ellis argued in most cases will be buying and holding a broad market index fund.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
In TCM, Turner created a viewing experience that wasn’t simply passive but curated, designed to educate and cultivate appreciation for bygone eras of filmmaking.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
The episode helped forge the persona she would cultivate for decades: part street fighter, part martyr - a perpetual insurgent even in power.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
At midday, despite a scorching sun, Granny, seemingly indefatigable, went about with impressive skill trimming the rosebushes as we talked about trees and flowers and how to best cultivate them.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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