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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He was evacuated to a hospital in Berlin to receive care on May 20 and was discharged on June 6, according to Serge.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
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For many historians, Pennhurst serves as a reminder of how society once approached disability care and how those systems often failed the people they were intended to help.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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If that happens, remove the safety clip, hold the can with both hands, and prepare to spray when the bear is roughly 30 to 40 feet away.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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While Zendaya, 29, sported a simple gold band on her ring finger, Holland's hands were bare.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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With these export controls, it has now also been deemed too dangerous for foreign use.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
13 June 2026
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The move comes after Anthropic’s receipt of a US Commerce Department directive Friday evening, subjecting the new models to export controls restricting their use anywhere outside the United States.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2026
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Conditions are improving as international partners surge resources to the area, but for weeks, hospitals wards have been overwhelmed with patients and far from enough equipment to care for them – or healthcare workers – properly.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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Twenty winners will be drawn from each of the city’s three wards.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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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
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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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Investors looking for stability during volatile periods often turn to dividend stocks — including real estate investment trusts.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The conversation had been outsourced to binders, boardroom‑style family meetings, or, often, to trusts written decades earlier and revisited only with accountants.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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“Custodies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/custodies. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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