nourish
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"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
Last week, I wrote about the overuse of the slang-suffix “-maxxing” in nutritional spaces, underscoring why the rhetoric we use to define how we nourish ourselves matters so greatly.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
That has been exacerbated, she said, by homeowners’ failure to comply with terms of the original permit, which required them to provide sand to cover the geotubes—sand that would naturally erode and nourish other beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
These words nourish me, these words I wish my parents would tell me.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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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
Ammonium not only helps these bacteria thrive but also nourishes algae and, by extension, the creatures that depend on them.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2025
“That good food grown locally and sustainably nourishes us as people, brings us together as communities and is climate-smart.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
“To nourish the falcon. And the falcon then nourishes man. And, eventually, man will nourish your sands, where the game will once again flourish. That’s how the world goes.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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It will undoubtedly make Na’s gallows-humor-inflected brand more global, even if it lifts him out of the cult niche that’s nourished him to date.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
“You can travel and be nourished instead of tired at the end.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
People in your life should make you feel safe, nourished and valued.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
The first step is recognizing — and really believing — that repetition is often what allows people to stay nourished when energy, money, time or curiosity are in short supply.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
Her wiry young body, nourished by Barbados fruits and sunshine, had an elastic vitality, and she was back on her feet while Judith was still barely sitting up to sip her gruel.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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As long as the idea remains that property gets its purpose from those tending it, working it, nourishing it and dying on it, the film will never become a relic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 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
"It doesn't feel like homework, but it's also nourishing and you want to talk to your friends about it afterwards."
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
The tablescape is also a quintessential expression of Padma, Payawal’s art practice, which focuses on nourishing conversations and community through food, ceramic and textile craft collaborations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
Who take one look at you and know when you need a talk over that nourishing tea.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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