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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 Thunder have a first-team all-defense honoree in Lu Dort, a second-team member in Jalen Williams, one of the league’s best rim protectors in Isaiah Hartenstein and an elite perimeter stopper in Alex Caruso.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
4 June 2025
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The 6-foot-11, 215-pounder is one of the league’s best rim protectors and can switch out and guard on the perimeter.—
Khobi Price,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
Noun
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So keep your piehole shut and go out and play football and earn your keep and earn your respect.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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His papers and other materials were donated to the Newberry Library, where his life will be celebrated at 3 p.m. May 19, and where his papers will reside for keeps, alongside a couple of other columnists named Ben Hecht and Mike Royko.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
Noun
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Who bought popcorn and a drink, booked a sitter and carpooled, and stood in the lobby afterward and talked and made a friend.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
2 June 2025
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That goes for the pet sitters as well as the pet owners.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 May 2025
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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