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He also had to deal with the unfortunate spoilage of his prized tare, the fermented, umami-rich sauce that Chiou had been nurturing since the neighborhood restaurant debuted last year.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2019

Denver, it turned out, had been nurturing its own music.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2013

Meanwhile, de Vries had been nurturing an interest in politics, through a group of friends who were supporting Barack Obama's US presidential campaign in 2008.

From Nature • Jan. 5, 2011

With Nokia’s blessing, he also became a full-time champion of Vertu, a subsidiary he had set in motion in 1998 and had been nurturing ever since.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2010

And at a blow 287 the girl’s faith in him would be destroyed—the faith that he had been nurturing, and upon which he had built his hopes.

From The Ranchman by Seltzer, Charles Alden