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nourishing

[nur-i-shing, nuhr-] / ˈnɜr ɪ ʃɪŋ, ˈnʌr- /


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"Instead of being solely focused on athletics, I'm making sure that I'm nourishing some things away from the track," she adds.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

It is nourishing in the old sense of the word.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026

It would be strategically worse than managed dependence because we’d be nourishing our own competition in the second-largest AI market in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

In such asides, Capote subtly reveals how food leads to story, our narratives as nourishing as anything on our holiday plates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

He wanted to pull off his clothes and roll in the snow until something nourishing seeped into his body through the pores of his skin.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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