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custodies

noun

plural of custody

as in care

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something the government department having custody of all official state gifts

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Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
Vivani argues that helping patients stay on treatment could also generate savings for the health-care system by reducing the risk of costly conditions linked to obesity.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of care

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Imagine how that comes across to a president who wouldn’t admit to climate change if his putter melted in his hands or Mar-a-Lago became a swim-up hotel.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
But while Erling Haaland and his band of striking Vikings have taken the 2026 World Cup by storm, Norwegian sports officials have been wringing their hands about the future of the nation’s sports model.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

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Gartner has predicted that more than 40% of agentic AI projects will be canceled by 2027 over escalating costs, unclear value or weak risk controls.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Work begins on JetZero’s first demonstrator This aircraft is intended to prove JetZero’s calculations on aerodynamics, structures, manufacturing, and flight controls.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of controls

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Active cooling should come later, focused on the places that need it most, such as schools, hospital wards, and care homes.

— Sabrina Weiss, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Proceeds from the trek were used to purchase mammography and internal radiation equipment for a local hospital in Nepal (while later missions to Mount Kilimanjaro have also supported children’s cancer wards in Africa).

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 July 2026

Definition of wards

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What this means, in the short term, is that Silvia and Guojun’s twenty-plus kids will remain in foster care until they are placed into guardianships or adopted, probably by their foster families.

— Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The group dropped its opposition after the bill recognized a place for private guardianships, said Marilou Gervacio, director of social services/social justice.

— Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026

Definition of guardianships

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Tierras Indígenas and a few other grassroots groups in San Diego are embracing an alternative model of affordable housing by creating community land trusts, where land is owned by a nonprofit.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026
But abrdn’s fund also holds healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs), bonds, even venture capital.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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