tender loving care
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The forest biotechnology expert knew that trees are difficult to genetically alter — and that the "tender loving care" of a laboratory is no substitute for the outside world.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 9, 2023
Paradon’s caregivers believe the extended tender loving care is worth it.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2022
They were a little dilapidated, and in need of some tender loving care.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2022
Caring for an animal, especially through a long illness, is truly the essence of selfless and tender loving care.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2022
After all these centuries of tender loving care from millions of Tang families, the Stove King had gotten quite pudgy.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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