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nursery

[nur-suh-ree] / ˈnɜr sə ri /
NOUN
child's room
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All she remembered from her early childhood in Arizona were snippets of the nursery rhymes “Did You Ever See a Lassie?” and “The Bear Went Over the Mountain.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

A coral nursery is providing a faint glimmer of hope and has even seen the return of plankton-feeding fish.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Durgan added: "When you drop your children off in school or nursery you never think that anything could happen to them because they are in a professional's hands."

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

South Wales Police said it was investigating the incident after officers responded to reports of "safeguarding concerns" when a child left nursery without the knowledge of staff.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

We would sing her beloved Marlene Dietrich songs, or Christmas carols, or the nursery rhymes and folk songs Karli and I had grown up with.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Rather than serving as homes for protective ants, some of the plant chambers had effectively become nurseries stocked with prey for developing wasp larvae.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Some longtime citrus growers and nurseries have set up plots of land where researchers can experiment on real trees, and gather data to help fight the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

The Los Angeles County Fire Department Forestry Division also has been offering free oaks, in addition to other native plants, at its two nurseries in San Dimas and Malibu for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

The list of 658 businesses includes shops, restaurants, nurseries, social care providers and a handful of NHS trusts.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

During his recuperation Olmsted ordered bulbs and plants for cultivation in two large nurseries established on the fairgrounds.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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