tending

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Tending crops by day then logging on for a night shift of data labelling, 27-year-old Chandmani Kerketta is part of a rising rural Indian workforce helping power an artificial intelligence revolution.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Tending to her gym’s front desk one recent afternoon, she said she has taken the advice to heart.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025

Tending to the peaceful community garden is a far cry from the harvesting Morales does for her livelihood.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

It’s a beautiful circularity: Tending gardens is good for us, which in turn helps us care for one another.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

Tending to her bed was necessary maintenance but also a message that she had not lost her resolve since the day of the hatchet.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead