tending

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Six years on, with both parents working full-time while tending to 1- and 3-year-old boys, here’s the new MO: “We lock in on what needs to get done so that the team can progress.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

As he is tending to those members of his congregation he has helped to safety, I take the opportunity to speak to him.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

He was tending bar and taking college classes in Washington, D.C., thinking he would earn the credentials to work in an intelligence service or federal law enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Car companies will often offer incentives to help their trade-in customers offset negative equity, with some brands tending to offer more because their cars depreciate faster.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

But they have little agility, tending to sloth when they reach full growth, and most Tasmanian herdsmen have learned with ease to avoid them.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman