foster parent

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Recent Examples of foster parent Even greater, consider becoming a foster parent and/or an adoptive parent. 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 See All Example Sentences for foster parent
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Noun
  • So, Hansen stepped in Monday and radioed mission control to describe the selection of a previously unnamed crater in honor of Wiseman's wife Carroll, a nurse who passed away in 2020.
    William Harwood, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The defense has noted that Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse, had been prescribed 15 medications in the months prior for her postpartum depression.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Taking a nanny with us and paying for her trip would be beyond our budget.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
  • One point lifted from Shear’s life was his experience working as a Manhattan family manny (a male nanny).
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney+) Lunella Lafayette (voiced by Diamond White), a genius teen and protector of her New York City neighborhood, takes on the challenges of superhero life alongside her massive partner, Devil Dinosaur (Fred Tatasciore).
    Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
  • At only 6-foot-4, White is the NBA’s shortest rim-protector, someone who the Celtics have used in a new way this season — and with roaring success.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Advanced safety technology — lane-keep assist, automatic emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, collision warnings and more — all add to the cost of a vehicle.
    Alexa St. John, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Behind the scenes, the MediaTek Kompanio 520 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB eMMC storage keep apps and files moving quickly.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But without widespread availability of such programs, parents have been forced to navigate a patchwork of child care — paying for after-school, hiring babysitters, or relying on family members to fill the gap.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Angelina Jolie’s mother was her children’s babysitter.
    Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even as late as 1776, there were Americans who remained fence-sitters, uncertain about the risks of a total break with the British Empire.
    Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The other option is to leave the kids at home with a trusted sitter.
    R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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