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  • present participle of nurse.
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nursing



ADJECTIVE
gaining nourishment by suckling
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That could include chief medical officers and chief nursing officers, as well as heads of surgery, emergency rooms, oncology, obstetrics, cardiology and other specialties, they say.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She has reached the age where a nursing home is becoming increasingly likely.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

With Russell still nursing an injury, Bath coach Johann van Graan decided the risks outweighed the rewards of throwing him in against Tigers with a play-off spot already secured.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

That normally would have opened the door for his great rival, Alcaraz, except for the fact that Alcaraz was back in Spain nursing a wrist injury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“How long has she been in the nursing home?”

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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