care of

idiom

: at the address of
You can write to him care of his fan club.

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Prominent Republican lawmakers have claimed the Democrats are looking to provide tax dollars to help pay for the heath care of undocumented immigrants. NPR, 15 Oct. 2025 All these ni**as worryin’ about who takin’ care of who. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025 House Bill 484 would allocate $20 million to pay for the child care of child care workers, regardless of their family's income. Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025 San Jose played with more structure and mostly took better care of the puck that night until a pair of embarrassing gaffes by goalie Alex Nedeljkovic led to a heartbreaking loss. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for care of

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“Care of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20of. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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