cultivating

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Davies-Jones said while it appears that "significant effort" went into "cultivating relationships with influential figures in the tech world, victims were left feeling unheard and overlooked".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

He is cultivating Mr. Xi as a partner now, not an adversary.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“And aren’t those the kind of people we want to be cultivating in society?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

She became an MP in a 2012 by-election, cultivating a saint-like reputation among followers who refer to her simply as "The Lady" or "Aunty".

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

And yet, by 2100 BCE, the Hohokam peoples of that area had traded for, and were cultivating, corn, beans, squash, and cotton.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz