as in custody
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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Noun
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The man surrendered just before 11:30 a.m. and was taken into custody.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 July 2025 -
More recently, even migrants with active asylum cases and no criminal history have been taken into custody.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
Noun
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The team has doubled down on human contact and personal care at a time when automation and artificial intelligence have dominated service models.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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The hospital system is managing the influx while providing necessary medical care to all those injured.—
Hollie Silverman
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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“Guardianship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardianship. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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