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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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The investigation also follows a lawsuit Attorney General Ken Paxton filed against a Houston-area postpartum care center.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
Swinehart left his role as founder of Project 658, a nonprofit that provides sustainable, holistic care to refugees resettling in the Charlotte area, to join Charlotte FC.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026

Definition of care

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McNeeley had the ball in his hands a lot, and that was by design.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
And in the coming years, humanoid robots with dexterous hands will automate the other parts of lab work, such as handling mice, or slicing thin layers of tissue.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of hands

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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
The next day, a judge ruled that Robby and Michael should be considered wards of the state and sent them to an orphanage.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 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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