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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of foster.

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Examples

  • Much of the comedy was derived from that improv and from the kind of environment Kevin fostered between all of the actors on the set, says Platt.

    30+ High Resolution Photos from Kevin Smith’s Cop Out | /Film 2010

  • All international liberalism has fostered is another form of the “white Raj.”

    Matthew Yglesias » Shocking 2007

  • I can’t help but feel that the love of reading which we fostered from a very early age in our children, by both reading to them and having them frequently see us enjoy reading, is largely responsible for their success.

    Important Beyond the Words « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010

  • But his family had practically cast him off -- he owed nothing to them -- and the change of name fostered a mysterious noble birth, an idea that he allowed to gain currency without contradiction.

    Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 Elbert Hubbard 1885

  • HOWE: Before I wrote this book I had never really grasped how often improvements in material terms fostered improvements in moral terms.

    National Review Online 2009

  • Meanwhile, the notion fostered in movies and TV shows is that bank robbers leave with duffle bags full of $100 bills; enough cash to retire in the South of France.

    The Daily News - News 2009

  • Meanwhile, the notion fostered in movies and TV shows is that bank robbers leave with duffle bags full of $100 bills; enough cash to retire in the South of France.

    The Daily News - News 2009

  • Meanwhile, the notion fostered in movies and TV shows is that bank robbers leave with duffle bags full of $100 bills; enough cash to retire in the South of France.

    The Daily News - News 2009

  • Meanwhile, the notion fostered in movies and TV shows is that bank robbers leave with duffle bags full of $100 bills; enough cash to retire in the South of France.

    The Daily News - News 2009

  • Meanwhile, the notion fostered in movies and TV shows is that bank robbers leave with duffle bags full of $100 bills; enough cash to retire in the South of France.

    The Daily News - News 2009

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