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Recent Examples of foster parent
Prosecutor Tracy Prior, chief of the district attorney’s Family Protection Division, said the office has long worked with Olive Crest, which provides help from toy drives to lining up foster parents.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Curiously, given this flurry of legislative protections, lawmakers haven’t yet gotten around to protecting C.C.
C.C’s mother was addicted to drugs, a fact that apparently did not stop the Florida Department of Children and Families from licensing her as a foster parent.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Improvements touted by the county include bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes like MacLaren Children’s Center.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Becoming a foster parent often involves quick preparation.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
Curiously, given this flurry of legislative protections, lawmakers haven’t yet gotten around to protecting C.C.
C.C’s mother was addicted to drugs, a fact that apparently did not stop the Florida Department of Children and Families from licensing her as a foster parent.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Improvements touted by the county include bolstering the vetting of foster parents and probation staffers and winding down the use of group homes like MacLaren Children’s Center.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Becoming a foster parent often involves quick preparation.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
Noun
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Several students suffered minor injuries on Wednesday and were treated by the school nurse.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 May 2025
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According to at least two of his friends, Philadelphia attorney Thomas Donaldson and nurse Elizabeth Keller, this was Whitman’s favorite photograph.—
Trevin Corsiglia,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Accommodations range from 21 airy beachfront villas with private pools and tropical walled gardens,to five hilltop, three-to-five-bedroom grand residences featuring sprawling outdoor living spaces and spectacular views from sunrise to sunset, along with a personal golf buggy, butler, and nanny.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Noun
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The memory of the military as our protectors, as also family members, and the countless civilians who are the victims of war, are in our thinking.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
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But in addition to the dangers of their search, they're pursued by mysterious protector Esme (Eiza González).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Ensure the keep pile isn’t overflowing while your donate pile is slim.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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Tell that to the millions of regular people working at fast-food joints and factories who must go to work every day to earn their keep.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2025
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And, when the project has wound down, bikers and walkers and sitters enjoy the view from a new boardwalk, enjoy access to the beach from a new walkway, even as a bulldozer, still on duty, is raking sand along the coastline.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
13 May 2025
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The vulnerability was mutual, extending to both artist and sitter.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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