nursing

British

/ ˈnɜːsɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice or profession of caring for the sick and injured
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a nursing home

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Safar is a former Sydney nursing student who travelled to Syria in 2015 and reportedly married an IS fighter.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Think you won’t end up in a nursing home?

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

To be fair, the industry has been vocal about the shortage of skilled nursing staff.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

In 1975, she chaired an American Nursing Association psychiatric nursing group, and she was the Tennessee Nurses Association district “Nurse of the Year” in 1976.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He also campaigned for mandatory meat inspections in Germany, designed a sewer system for Berlin, and founded a nursing school and hospitals.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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