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nourishment

[nur-ish-muhnt, nuhr-] / ˈnɜr ɪʃ mənt, ˈnʌr- /


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The result is what Polyakov calls an “intimate symbiosis” that can help Joshua trees growing in dry desert soils reach pockets of nourishment that their roots alone would struggle to access, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Xu praised the Chinese government and said "nourishment" from Guangdong has been "inseparable" from Shein's success.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Dance and food used to feel incompatible in my life; now they feel braided together, a quiet symphony of movement and nourishment.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

Catholics seeking to address 21st-century humanity’s craving for spiritual nourishment will know which model to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

For nourishment patients were given “veal or chicken broth, creamed rice, and tapioca.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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