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nursers

noun

plural of nurser

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a person employed to care for a young child or children volunteered at the hospital as a nurser to hold premature babies

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Doctors and nurses usually don’t have time to do the in-depth screenings and counseling a dietitian does.

— Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
For Maryland nurses, aides, teachers and service workers, that can mean the difference between investing a small amount from each paycheck and staying locked out of wealth-building opportunities entirely.

— Michael Faulkender, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2026

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Long after the abolition of slavery, many white southerners, including my father, who was born into the first breaths of the civil-rights movement, were still raised by Black nannies.

— Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Panettiere recalled learning that Kaya was unhappy about taking an elaborate boat to school while some of her classmates arrived by bus or were dropped off by their parents or nannies.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026

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