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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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Ann Marie Luft of Lake Mary is a registered nurse with 12 years experience in fertility medicine and the co-host of the reproductive health podcast The Repro Files.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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In California, babies between 15 days and 6 months can only work for 20 minutes at a time and spend two hours on set per day; also mandatory is a nurse, a guardian and a studio teacher, who ensures the baby’s wellbeing is looked after.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Your horse essentially gets a horsekeeper, a nanny, a bougie apartment, and an incredible professor—the trainers in Wellington are like Harvard [professors] in the world of academics.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
7 May 2026
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The Santa Monica Police Department arrested a nanny accused of physically abusing a baby.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
7 May 2026
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Perry says her mother was also a fierce, if deeply flawed, protector, who was forced to become the sole provider as Perry’s father squandered his earnings.—
Pamela Chelin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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In his most high-profile dispute, Valdez hit his own catcher, César Salazar, in the chest protector after a cross-up that some viewed as intentional.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Hotel lighting can be a bit unreliable, which is where this Pursen mirror case earns its keep.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2026
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Multi-functional furniture is the small-space cheat code When every square foot counts, every piece should earn its keep — ideally by doing two jobs at once.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Remember those babysitters at the den?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Family babysitter Cale Darrah told WBZ-TV that the tragedy was unexpected.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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Many of the old tree sitters — white-haired and brimming with stories of Bari — have come out of the woodwork for the latest battle.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Even shrugging off the disappointment of missing a sitter of a backhand when up break point a couple of points earlier.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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