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Recent Examples of foster parent
Eric wanted to be a grandfather to Jaxon, not necessarily a foster parent.
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Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Jaxon's foster parent was his cousin’s mother, who had a previous conviction of felony child endangerment in 2014, ABC 7 Eyewitness News reported.
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Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Piper has been a foster parent for 10 years with about 100 young people coming through her home.
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Libby Smith,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Wheeler said the bill came to life with the help of several people, including foster parents and the former director of Health and Welfare, Alex Adams.
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Shannon Tyler
march 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for foster parent
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Jaxon's foster parent was his cousin’s mother, who had a previous conviction of felony child endangerment in 2014, ABC 7 Eyewitness News reported.
—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
Piper has been a foster parent for 10 years with about 100 young people coming through her home.
—
Libby Smith,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Wheeler said the bill came to life with the help of several people, including foster parents and the former director of Health and Welfare, Alex Adams.
—
Shannon Tyler
march 27,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for foster parent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
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Although many graduate nursing degrees fall within the lower loan limits, some can cost more than $100,000, including in high-demand fields like nurse anesthesia.
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Another is a nurse who transitions from hospital shifts to part-time caregiving, art classes, fishing, church choir, and volunteering at a community garden.
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Their money had gone into a cozy Craftsman house in Menlo Park, and repaying medical-school debt and the salary for their nanny ate up the majority of Greenwald’s take-home pay.
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Tierra Davis, who is a nanny, was born and raised in Los Angeles but now lives in Inglewood, Calif.
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Robinson’s value is complicated, as the elite rim protector and offensive rebounder has a history of ankle surgeries, and he’s been played off of the court in the postseason due to his free-throw-shooting deficiencies.
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László Moholy-Nagy hovers low over a gaggle of pigeons, suspending the viewer uneasily between protector and predator.
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Ciba mostly makes the metaphor earn its keep because gardens are not innocent.
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Cost per wear nudges you toward fewer regrets at the register and a closet that earns its keep.
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My kids used to have a babysitter who couldn't read an analog clock.
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Even their 22-month-old daughter, Blair George, attended the wedding as the flower girl with a babysitter.
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Non-compete agreements bound 30 million Americans, including even low-wage fast-food workers and dog sitters.
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Freud held famously unhurried sessions, often requiring sitters to spend unbroken hours in the studio over the course of days or even months.
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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