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nursing



ADJECTIVE
gaining nourishment by suckling
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MaKenna Coonts, one of 89 seniors at Ava High School, starts a two-year nursing program at Missouri State-West Plains soon.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Which is little compared to what else the Lakers miss with Doncic on the bench, nursing the Grade 2 hamstring strain he suffered on April 2 in Oklahoma City.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

In April, the sector's gains were mainly in nursing and residential care facilities.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Safar is a former Sydney nursing student who travelled to Syria in 2015 and reportedly married an IS fighter.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

She had been in the nursing home for nearly a month, so we had gotten to know one another’s little ways quite well already.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo