foster

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But the user “isn’t stupid,” Adams explained — they know it’s a machine without “human needs and feelings” and can’t foster “the sense of human accountability” that is crucial to true critical thinking.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

After spending three months in Hanawon, a dedicated settlement support centre in the capital, Geumseong, then 15, was placed with a foster family and started school.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Vanguard has historically taken a paternalistic attitude toward its clients, attempting to foster a culture of long-term investing instead of short-term speculation.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

One of the goals of some newly proposed U.S. capital rules is to help foster more bank lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

And that I should never tell anyone I’m a foster kid.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko