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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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Modi would be housed in a specific section of Arthur Road Jail and would have access to specialist treatment, Indian authorities said, including care from a private doctor or mental health expert of his choice.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
The sisters now both receive care at the Cleveland Clinic and have participated in clinical trials while also working to raise awareness about the disease.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

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On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy.

— Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Those workers understand what a white-collar reader mostly does not, which is that the moment your knowledge leaves your hands is the moment your leverage leaves with it.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026

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Beijing has appointed its own senior monks, maintained close surveillance and controls on religious expression, and faced allegations of cracking down on peaceful dissent and forcing the large-scale relocation of rural and nomadic Tibetans.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Any information placed on this secondary display had to be available on the regular screen, and any controls available had to be available elsewhere.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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That applies to organisations such as cafes, leisure centres, gyms and hairdressers, as well as public toilets, local sports clubs with at least 25 members, hospital wards, domestic violence shelters and rape-crisis shelters.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026
Held the first Tuesday each August, this year’s celebration in Aurora included block parties and gatherings of police, fire and emergency vehicles at 24 different community events across all of the city’s 10 wards.

— David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 5 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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