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cultivate

[kuhl-tuh-veyt] / ˈkʌl təˌveɪt /




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It’s incredibly hard to really cultivate curiosity in someone else’s inner life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Just one day into his job, Warsh hasn’t had time to cultivate allies on the Fed board.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Additionally, they collect blood samples from their volunteer patients to cultivate stem cells into groups of brain cells called neurones.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Across the tech sector, some entrepreneurs are feeling the pressure to cultivate not just business acumen but likability.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The other, related question is whether ancient hunter-gatherers and farmers similarly put their ethnobiological knowledge to good use in selecting wild plants to gather and eventually to cultivate.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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