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Cultivating creative initiative at even the lowest unit levels is an important military mentality shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Cultivating young collectors and donors can nevertheless be challenging.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Cultivating earthworms is sometimes easier said than done, notes Jan Willem Van Groenigen, a soil scientist at Wageningen University & Research who wasn’t involved in the new research.

From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023

Cultivating a following at a commuter school was/is a perplexing puzzle.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2023

Cultivating a large garden, too, was difficult work—stooping over long rows of peas or collard greens, or keeping the rabbits or deer from eating your food.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson