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It has been widely speculated that Mr Kim is grooming his young daughter, thought to be called Ju Ae, to be his successor, but Mr Ri dismisses the notion.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

Or unless you presume, as Gonzales apparently does, that teaching children equality and self-acceptance is grooming them for anything other than a well-adjusted adulthood.

From Washington Post • Mar. 12, 2022

Tom takes this as the latest sign that Logan is grooming his son-in-law to take the throne.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2019

“Sometimes cats lick the part of their body where it’s uncomfortable. If it is grooming its belly, you want to make sure she doesn’t have some kind of urinary tract issue.”

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2019

Rumor has it that Harrison is grooming him as his own successor.

From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Lundsford, Hugh