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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy
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as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus
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Recent Examples of nursery
Jennifer taught in the children’s ministry and assisted in the nursery, while Jeff served on the board of trustees.
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Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Your home office must be transformed into a nursery for a baby due next month.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Their father said they were born one month premature and spent just a day in the nursery at the hospital, which like other Gaza health centers is overwhelmed and only partially functioning.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Chae takes the opportunity of Season 2, however, to mature the series’ child nursery in The Bad Place aesthetic to showcase the Masked Guards operating the games at the behest of the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and finds ways for the games to bleed into Gi-hun’s life in Seoul, too.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2024
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Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 3 Jan. 2025
Your home office must be transformed into a nursery for a baby due next month.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
Their father said they were born one month premature and spent just a day in the nursery at the hospital, which like other Gaza health centers is overwhelmed and only partially functioning.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Chae takes the opportunity of Season 2, however, to mature the series’ child nursery in The Bad Place aesthetic to showcase the Masked Guards operating the games at the behest of the Front Man (Lee Byung-hun) and finds ways for the games to bleed into Gi-hun’s life in Seoul, too.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Dec. 2024
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Three-deck Atrium Lobby, Walt Disney Theatre (977-capacity live productions) and Buena Vista Theatre (278-capacity cinema); family and adult pools; spa and fitness center, jogging track.—
Mark Gauert,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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If Ukraine develops its own air defense system, this would ease Kyiv's independence on the likes of the U.S. for the protection of its population centers and vital infrastructure.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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The temple’s preschool burned down and the synagogue that once could hold 1,000 people was gone.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Statewide, enrollment in preschool through 12th grade fell by 399 students — or less than 1 percent — in October to 881,065 pupils, according to new data released Wednesday by the Colorado Department of Education.—
Jessica Seaman,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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While still a low-maintenance pick, this bird’s nest fern thrives when watered weekly and when situated near a sunny window due to its moderate light and water needs.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Both small mammals and other birds' nest predators were observed visiting open-cup nests for the eggs—while only flying squirrels visited the nest boxes.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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In his remarks, Francis said that there was already too much gayness in Catholic seminaries, using a pejorative to describe it, according to bishops who attended the conference.—
Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Some of those details, such as a claim that Greenway spent $11,000 of the seminary’s money on an espresso machine for his house, quickly became a source of sensation and outrage throughout the SBC.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
20 Dec. 2024
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Schrader imbues the film with entertaining hothouse sleaze, infecting just about every inch of the frame with an eerie, sensual energy.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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Musician Charley Patton recorded some of the first-ever blues records while living there, and under his influence Dockery became a hothouse of talent, nurturing the careers of future stars like Son House and Howlin’ Wolf.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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