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Recent Examples of parental
Children under 13 will be limited to platforms built specifically for their age group, while those aged 13 to 16 will be permitted only on services classified as low risk, and only with parental consent.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Adverse childhood experiences — including abuse, neglect, parental mental illness, and poverty — significantly increase the risk of later behavioral health disorders.
—Anand Parekh, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
To recruit and retain talent, businesses have expanded family-friendly policies by offering flexible work hours, paid parental leave and subsidized child care.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Some doctors — faced with parental pressure, misinformation or uncertainty about vaccine schedules — may customize recommendations in ways that leave children unprotected.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
By contrast, the report said, stabilizing factors for this at-risk population can include institutional trust, social support, parental involvement and life satisfaction.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Justice Amy Comey Barrett explained some of the majority’s reasoning for supporting parental rights while denying similar rights for teachers in a concurring opinion signed by Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Tanner disputed that the bill would restrict students’ rights to free speech or inhibit parental rights.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Roblox also began offering parental controls in late 2024, enabling parents to block specific games or users, choose whether their children can chat with others and set screen time and spending limits.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
Adverse childhood experiences — including abuse, neglect, parental mental illness, and poverty — significantly increase the risk of later behavioral health disorders.
—Anand Parekh, STAT, 6 Mar. 2026
To recruit and retain talent, businesses have expanded family-friendly policies by offering flexible work hours, paid parental leave and subsidized child care.
—Peter McGraw, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026
Some doctors — faced with parental pressure, misinformation or uncertainty about vaccine schedules — may customize recommendations in ways that leave children unprotected.
—A.j. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
By contrast, the report said, stabilizing factors for this at-risk population can include institutional trust, social support, parental involvement and life satisfaction.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
Justice Amy Comey Barrett explained some of the majority’s reasoning for supporting parental rights while denying similar rights for teachers in a concurring opinion signed by Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Tanner disputed that the bill would restrict students’ rights to free speech or inhibit parental rights.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
Roblox also began offering parental controls in late 2024, enabling parents to block specific games or users, choose whether their children can chat with others and set screen time and spending limits.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parental
Adjective
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The proposal would require AI systems that simulate conversation to use privacy-preserving age estimation so child-protective settings kick in for users under 18.—
Chris Lehane,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Removing protective material too soon exposes soil to fluctuating temperatures.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Companies that are otherwise supportive of the policy are forced into workarounds.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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Regular agreements become supportive containers rather than constrictive walls.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After humanity’s extinction, a strange woman (Hilary Swank) upends the life of a teenager raised in an austere postapocalyptic bunker under the care of a maternal robot voiced by Rose Byrne.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Mar. 2026
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Adam Urato, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and critic of antidepressant safety, is pressing the FDA to add a boxed warning to SSRIs, the drugs most commonly prescribed for depression.—
Ed Silverman,
STAT,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Cerebral Mercury and caring Venus are uplifting your 9th House of Travel with their conjunction, so learning and sharing can draw you outward.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2026
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After a two-hour tale of comical deception, betrayal, emotional cruelty, insensitivity and obliviousness, the audience is expected to swallow a message of caring and community.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Parental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parental. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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