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Recent Examples of foster parent
Even greater, consider becoming a foster parent and/or an adoptive parent.
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Laura Rivera, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
For those unfamiliar, what’s the process to become a foster parent?
—Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The reports came from a school therapist at a local elementary school after a student’s foster parent told them Cordum had come to the home for an appointment and inserted something into the child’s rectum, according to a July 2024 news release by the state’s Department of Justice.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The foster parent, who wished to remain anonymous, broke down after seeing a shelter's post about a kitten being returned by an adopter because of allergies.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Laura Rivera, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
For those unfamiliar, what’s the process to become a foster parent?
—Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The reports came from a school therapist at a local elementary school after a student’s foster parent told them Cordum had come to the home for an appointment and inserted something into the child’s rectum, according to a July 2024 news release by the state’s Department of Justice.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The foster parent, who wished to remain anonymous, broke down after seeing a shelter's post about a kitten being returned by an adopter because of allergies.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
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In rural and underserved areas, advanced practice nurses – those with advanced clinical practice and education experience – are often the only consistent providers of care for the local population.—
Kaelyn Lara,
The Conversation,
25 Mar. 2026
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When police got to the hospital, a Methodist nurse told investigators the woman was already intubated.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Finally, these meanders take him to his former nanny, Vera, who can tell him what happened.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2026
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In a statement Thursday, police said Buhler advertised nanny services on multiple websites and apps and may have provided childcare to other families.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Accordingly, it's better represented in your portfolio as an income protector when other assets look shaky.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Hudson has graded out as a poor pass protector at Pro Football Focus for most of his career.—
Andrew Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2026
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Once tucked inside the seed coat, the starches, oils, and protein in endosperm keep for months.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Brandt Clarke’s keep-in at the blue line went to the wall for Kempe, who drew a defender and slipped the puck to Kopitar.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Griselda, a single mom originally from Honduras, had to leave her young daughters with their babysitter for four months.—
Jeff Ernsthausen,
ProPublica,
23 Mar. 2026
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Josh Duggar was also alleged to have molested four of his sisters and a babysitter years earlier.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Palou of Chip Ganassi Racing was second, followed by Will Power and pole-sitter Marcus Ericsson.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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While under the care of a pet sitter, Chai ingested a piece of plastic from a food wrapper.—
Ryan Brennan
March 4,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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