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Laila Marouf, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
The girls show themselves to be responsible stewards.
—Jessica Bishopp, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
On Thursday evening, Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and steward of the Roddenberry estate, shared a message on Facebook expressing a desire to get in touch with the seller to see about the model's return.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2023
One of the biggest cheers of the day came in the $1-million Dirt Mile when Cody’s Wish survived a stewards’ inquiry to put an exclamation point on the fairytale story of a boy and horse.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2023
Culpo then greeted friends at an airport before laughing as she was greeted outside a private plane by two shirtless stewards who had donned bow ties and were holding trays.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
The president is commander in chief of America’s military and the chief steward of its foreign policy.
—William A. Galston, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
Lanier’s quest is about finding a rightful steward to make decisions over the handling of the photographs and how they are presented.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2023
Congress has a responsibility to be faithful stewards of our tax dollars.
—TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
Kennedy helped steward the company’s IPO and now intends to focus on board service.
—Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
Intelligence agencies and the Pentagon currently steward this data, most of which is not public.
—Mary Magnuson, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
The traditional homeland of the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County, the conservancy plans to partner with the tribe to help steward the land, restore its fish and wildlife, and provide free recreational opportunities to the public.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023
Culture and history:Indigenous people find legal, cultural barriers to protect sacred spaces off tribal lands
But the Havasupai have continued to fight for their ancestral lands and the right to steward them.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
Pueblo people have a continuing relationship with their ancestors and an obligation to steward them.
—Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 20 July 2023
By executing a $10M policy, the insurance enabled the client to amend and execute the estate plan to send the $20M to a family foundation - to privatize and steward the family's investment in humanity, locally, without disinheriting the family.
—Todd Purich, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
With photographs, artwork and stories from the Tongva, the exhibit will teach visitors how to steward this valuable land.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English, from Old English stīweard, from stī, stig hall, sty + weard ward — more at sty, ward
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1621, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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“Steward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steward. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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steward
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Old English stīweard, literally, "keeper of the hall, keeper of the sty," from stī "hall, sty" and weard "ward, guard, keeper"
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