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  • present participle of nurse.
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nursing

British  
/ ˈnɜːsɪŋ /

noun

    1. the practice or profession of caring for the sick and injured

    2. ( as modifier )

      a nursing home

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Could home care or long-term care in a nursing facility cost you more than $20,000 a month?

From MarketWatch • Jul. 8, 2026

In more severe cases, people may need to go to the hospital for supportive measures such as IV fluids, pain management and nursing care, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

The Royal College of Nursing's chief nursing officer, Prof Lynn Woolsey, said the rollout could mark "an important step in upgrading technology in the NHS" and "ease the administrative burden on nursing staff".

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Bob was adamant about not being remanded to a nursing home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026

In November 1781, Jackson’s mother also died after nursing victims of a wartime cholera epidemic on a ship in Charleston, South Carolina.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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