- present participle of nurse.
nursing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But sectors including healthcare, nursing, hospitality and logistics posted fewer vacancies.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Say you’re a 25-year-old climbing the ranks in a traditional career like sales or technology or nursing, and you’re thinking about how you’re going to attain the American dream.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
In the hard-hit western city of Pereira, Andres Cano, a 30-year-old nursing student, acknowledged that the hope of locating survivors "is much lower now."
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The first cub died at 2 weeks after it became lethargic, stopped nursing and was removed from Ruby’s care into a temperature-controlled incubator to receive intervention from veterinary teams.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
When I heard Daisy mention that Red Cross nursing business, I started getting out of bed.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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