curator

as in guardian
a person who is in charge of the things in a museum, zoo, etc. a curator seeking an addition to the collection

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Recent Examples of curator Open to the public beginning May 10, the exhibition will be a cultural and historical homage to the Black dandy figure, bolstered by the scholarship of guest curator Monica L. Miller. Ruth Etiesit Samuel, Essence, 6 May 2025 During Sunday’s preview, Miller, who collaborated with Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s curator in charge, spoke about the importance of dandyism to Black identity in the diaspora and the ways that Black designers have interpreted and envisioned that history. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 May 2025 Recently, though, he’s turned to photographs of forested scenes—and a professor and curator who knew the pair seemed skeptical. Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025 When putting together the exhibition, curator Sol Jung wanted to emphasize the cross-cultural nature of the objects. Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for curator
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Noun
  • The district also has 14 area security managers and about 90 armed guardians, positions that didn’t exist prior to Stoneman Douglas.
    Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2025
  • The hackers are now requesting additional ransoms from individual schools for this data, as one Toronto district outlined in a letter this week to parents and guardians.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • Mistakes can lead to taxes or penalties, so custodians play a key role in helping account holders stay on track.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Journalists should not be in a position to be asking for approval from hundreds of Colorado government custodians of public records.
    Jim Martin, Denver Post, 1 May 2025
Noun
  • The janitors, Mariano Torres and Lester Wilson, filed the lawsuit on Friday in the Southern District of New York.
    Staff, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
  • The Accountant 2 star told PEOPLE in 2020 that his father, a former janitor, had marked 30 years of sobriety at the time.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Wyatt Kaiser is 22 and looks like a keeper.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Callender was back in his usual role as Inter Miami’s starting keeper on Sunday night against Toronto FC at Chase Stadium.
    Andre Fernandez, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
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  • May 2, 2025 The designation of the AfD as extremist came as a surprise, as it was made with just days left for an outgoing caretaker government.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 May 2025
  • Image As his basketball career ended, Mr. Love became Brian Wilson’s caretaker in the 1970s and ’80s, during a turbulent period for Mr. Wilson, his cousin, whose innovative songwriting and flair for sophisticated harmonies were complicated by drug use and mental illness.
    Jeré Longman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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  • Each episode features engaging conversations with archaeologists, chefs, artists, and local stewards who are working hard to ensure their cultures live on forever.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2025
  • On May 22, a piece of that lineage will find a new steward when this 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Lungo Cabriolet crosses the auction block through RM Sotheby’s in Milan.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 14 May 2025

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