cultivate
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Just one day into his job, Warsh hasn’t had time to cultivate allies on the Fed board.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
These schools weren’t quite a direct pipeline into the American armed services, but their implicit promise was to cultivate gentlemen, if not always literal officers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
To ensure safety, Swatch had to tell its customers, whom it worked hard to cultivate, to stay away.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Participating in Eurovision has helped former Soviet republics such as Estonia and Ukraine cultivate their images as part of Europe, he added.
From Barron's • May 16, 2026
“Of the leads we have,” Moscow informed its agents in the United States, “we should consider it essential to cultivate the following people.”
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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