as in custodies
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something
gave the guardianship of his estate to his children has guardianship of the dogs while I'm in the hospital
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The Colorado Hospital Association — which opposes the bill — says state laws require all hospitals to screen patients for discounted care, wait six months before garnishing wages, and provide 30 days' notice.—
Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026 -
Staffers showed up to providers for in-person visits, sometimes checking more than once, and found no child care taking place, which led to immediate termination from the program.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Mar. 2026
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Parents explain how their estate plan is organized, why certain mechanisms (such as trusts) are used, and how assets will be managed over time.—
Bruce Helmer,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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Mixed-income neighborhood trusts, which exist in five cities around the country, including Kansas City and Tulsa, purchase and rent out market rate and affordable buildings in gentrifying neighborhoods.—
Amanda Abrams,
thehustle.co,
13 Mar. 2026
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Bedreldin Abduelnabi, who heads the activities of the humanitarian health care provider Alight in East Darfur and West Kordofan, said the strike damaged all of the hospital's wards, including emergency, medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and renal dialysis.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Within half an hour of the earthquake, 136 fires had erupted in twelve of Tokyo’s fifteen wards.—
Joshua Hammer,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Guardianships.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardianships. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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