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Recent Examples of parental
If Georgia is serious about strengthening public education, updating and fully funding QBE must go hand in hand with investments that intentionally support and incentivize parental involvement.
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Verdaillia Turner, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Herrera’s parental rights were terminated in 2021, less than a year after Michigan raised its cutoff levels for cocaine in saliva.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
Elizabeth Milovidov, Roblox’s global head of parental advocacy, knows this.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Postpartum mothers might be granted medical leave in addition to paid parental leave.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Review available parental controlsOpenAI offers parental controls that allow adults to tailor a teen's experience.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Her father zeroed in on the teen’s location using the parental controls installed on her phone.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Her father used the parental controls on his daughter’s cellphone to find her — and the suspect.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Oop, depressing parental-lore reveal time.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2025
Verdaillia Turner, AJC.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Herrera’s parental rights were terminated in 2021, less than a year after Michigan raised its cutoff levels for cocaine in saliva.
—Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
Elizabeth Milovidov, Roblox’s global head of parental advocacy, knows this.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
Postpartum mothers might be granted medical leave in addition to paid parental leave.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Review available parental controlsOpenAI offers parental controls that allow adults to tailor a teen's experience.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
Her father zeroed in on the teen’s location using the parental controls installed on her phone.
—Theresa Braine, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
Her father used the parental controls on his daughter’s cellphone to find her — and the suspect.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
Oop, depressing parental-lore reveal time.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parental
Adjective
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Prokop faces four misdemeanor charges, including one count of a violation of bond — protective order, one count of evading arrest or detention and two counts of resisting arrest, search or transportation.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Regardless of whether that belief is true or not, the fact that it was even said caused people to be very protective of their kids because there was the possibility of danger.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
10 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Kids ‘n Kinship provides friendships and positive role models to children and youth ages 5-16 who are in need of an additional supportive relationship with an adult.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
8 Jan. 2026
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The response was overwhelmingly supportive, which did surprise me a little.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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This year, the Baby2Baby Gala, presented by Paul Mitchell in West Hollywood, honored Serena Williams with the Giving Tree Award in recognition of her advocacy for maternal health.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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In September, leaders of Rx Kids released research papers evaluating how the program affects economic stability, maternal mental health and birth outcomes in Flint, the city where the program first began and where roughly a third of the population lives below poverty.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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June 21 – July 22 Security grows from today’s caring choices.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2026
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My hope is that teachers will stay strong and stay committed to making schools child-centered, warm and caring.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Parental.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parental. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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