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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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Noun

Guests with specific needs can coordinate directly with the front desk, which will handle any request with genuine care.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
The Korean skin-care brand shot to fame with its Wrinkle Bounce Multi Balm, a chunky pink stick that became nearly as recognizable for its K-drama cameos as for its skin-care benefits.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of care

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Barron, last year’s first-round pick, nearly had a second interception minutes later, but the ball squirted through his hands.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
On the flight after the impromptu stop, Yeltsin sat motionless with his head in his hands, considering the bare shelves of Soviet food markets.

— Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of hands

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Other governments, including the US, have their own rules and disclosure requirements, but beyond the breadth of the controls in China, the sheer number of people affected is striking – and reaches far beyond civil servants.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Though a slight majority, along with most Democrats and independents, would be okay with government price controls.

— Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of controls

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More recently, a rolling cast of content creators has taken to making day trips to Blackpool’s roughest wards to capitalize on the environs of its impoverished communities.

— George Francis Lee, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
Hospitals are also closing labor and maternity wards — nearly 60 wards have closed since 2012, according to CalMatters.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 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

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