cultivate

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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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Garza’s genre-bending work ultimately pays homage to the too-often invisible laborers who cultivate the land and build the cities on both sides of the border.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Judging by the comments, Riches has managed to cultivate real credibility with his audience.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

Even in good years, mangoes are considered one of the most difficult fruit crops to cultivate.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

I had started to say that since I could only plant and cultivate so much, I had not included beets—and quite a few other things, like pumpkins, turnips, squash, and so on.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien