foster
verb (used with object)
to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage.
were fostering
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past progressiveof foster.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mr Holmes said the situation in Gaza was so bad that even though smuggling tunnels to Egypt were fostering a "gangster economy", the situation would become unsustainable if they were blocked.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2010
Meanwhile, however, others were fostering the elegant industry.
From The Tapestry Book by Mrs. Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee
They little thought, or perhaps little heeded the dangerous sensibilities they were fostering.
From Tales of a Traveller by Washington Irving
