nursed

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Even classical music listeners have their version in what may be the most legendary rivalry of all — the one that also-ran Italian composer Antonio Salieri supposedly nursed with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

They had been nursed back to health after being sickened by a toxic algal bloom.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

“As a mom who nursed two babies, I know the stress of traveling when babies get hungry,” Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

They don't need to: the pups will happily take turns being nursed from the same mammary gland, and this devoted and well-cared-for mother spends plenty of time with each of her many, many beloved children.

From Salon • May 11, 2025

Emma nursed him one last time and recorded his symptoms in her diary.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman