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nursery

[nur-suh-ree] / ˈnɜr sə ri /
NOUN
child's room
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The EA said "all children with a statement of special educational needs starting nursery, year one or year eight secured a school place ahead of the new school year".

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

He tested his nursery rhyme remixes at a festival for adults in Hong Kong, dropping “If You’re Happy and You Know It” into standard sets to surprisingly raucous response.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Viable seeds will be planted and raised in a nursery until the seedlings can be planted in the grove.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

But he has turned his remixes of classic nursery rhymes into a global touring sensation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

He could count higher and recognize more words than any other kid at nursery school.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

A spectacular new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope offers a front row view of one of the universe's busiest stellar nurseries.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

French state-owned utility EDF said on Friday it would allocate 80 million euros to equip schools, nurseries and daycare centres with cooling systems to help them cope with future heatwaves.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Ofsted served Bright Horizons, which operates 247 nurseries, a compliance notice after checks between October 2025 and June identified "significant weaknesses in organisational safeguarding leadership, governance, oversight and practice".

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

The study also uncovered the worker bees responsible for creating and maintaining these royal nurseries.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

During his recuperation Olmsted ordered bulbs and plants for cultivation in two large nurseries established on the fairgrounds.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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