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nursery

[nur-suh-ree] / ˈnɜr sə ri /
NOUN
child's room
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Lola, 16, wants to do a Level 2 childcare and development course to work in a nursery or become a primary school teacher.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

In the open ocean, floating algae can form important habitats and nursery grounds for marine species, potentially supporting fisheries.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

Once imported the plants have to go through a government quarantine, before they are planted in a nursery.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

From certain angles it seems not much bigger than the shoe occupied by the old woman in the nursery rhyme.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Madi is the one in our friend group who volunteers in her church nursery and has three younger siblings, not me.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

A spectacular new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope offers a front row view of one of the universe's busiest stellar nurseries.

From Science Daily Jul. 5, 2026

French state-owned utility EDF said on Friday it would allocate 80 million euros to equip schools, nurseries and daycare centres with cooling systems to help them cope with future heatwaves.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

The study also uncovered the worker bees responsible for creating and maintaining these royal nurseries.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

Neil Leitch, chief executive of the Early Years Alliance which represents childcare providers, says the "vast majority" of nurseries are safe, but recent months had seen a "disproportionate number of concerns".

From BBC Jun. 22, 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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