as in custody
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
a museum that regards its mission as nothing less than the custodianship of the nation's cultural heritage
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Recent Examples of custodianship
Regular audits, transparent reporting and strong custodianship build long-term investor confidence.
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Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Charles Morey, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for custodianship
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Also in August, Edward Alexander Dana, who was arrested on vandalism charges, was accused of threatening the President while in police custody.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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His allies in Georgia flagged chain-of-custody gaps and possible duplicate scanning during the post-election audit period.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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Tabor and Sheriff Jay Cantrell both said the new quarantine space, along with other spaces being added for medical care, the intake and release of detainees, and court proceedings may allow the sheriff's office to open some areas to new programming.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The family is reflecting on their experience at Knollwood in the facility-care system.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Custodianship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custodianship. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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