nourish
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Pope Leo wants to nourish these roots but knows history isn’t sufficient.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Foreign Minister Robert Dussey of Togo, which sponsored the resolution, said maps "guide education, nourish the imagination, and influence collective perceptions."
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
"It's important we have people in our life and it's important these relationships are positive and nourish our lives," Ding adds.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“They were community builders, they were people who wanted to nourish you in every way, and they were so good at it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Me loves evvybody,” she once said, opening her arms, with her spoon in one hand, and her mug in the other, as if eager to embrace and nourish the whole world.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
A rich stew of influences nourishes his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
It’s taking up space that could be used for food you actually want to eat — food that nourishes you, that doesn’t make you wince a little every time you see it.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
“Chile is the reality that I understand, and, above all, that nourishes us. I like to travel and go on tour, but I hope things always happen here, with the people we know here.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
Scientists have known for years that a lattice of blood vessels nourishes cells in the retina that allow us to see -- but it's been a mystery how the intricate structure is created.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
“I need nothing but the Lord who nourishes my soul in the bread of the Eucharist,” she says.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
The work they did after they disembarked has nourished our republic to this day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
From being a child I was what you would call "well nourished".
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
It’s also her first album in more than a decade, one that maintains the neo-soul continuum she’s nourished since her multi-platinum 2000 debut, “Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Vol. 1.”
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
People in your life should make you feel safe, nourished and valued.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
“But it is a precious thing, and it needs to be protected, nourished, or else it will wither, like a rose in a sudden frost.”
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
"It's cliché but kind of creating and nourishing new life and new growth is just really the circle of life."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
On top of that, the cultural obsession with efficiency doesn’t align with a diet that views cooking as a nourishing daily ritual.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Glial cells play essential supporting and nourishing roles in the brain.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
“They reflect a trend of eating in a nourishing way,” said Marie Bragg, associate professor of population health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
They were very tiny but he knew they were nourishing and they tasted good.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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