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Recent Examples of foster parent
Lewis was following a nutritionists' advice, lawyer said Lewis has been a foster parent since 2007, according to her attorney Allison Cox.
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Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Even greater, consider becoming a foster parent and/or an adoptive parent.
—Laura Rivera, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
What were those early years like as a new foster parent?
—Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The reports came from a school therapist at a local elementary school after a student’s foster parent told them Cordum had come to the home for an appointment and inserted something into the child’s rectum, according to a July 2024 news release by the state’s Department of Justice.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
Even greater, consider becoming a foster parent and/or an adoptive parent.
—Laura Rivera, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
What were those early years like as a new foster parent?
—Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2025
The reports came from a school therapist at a local elementary school after a student’s foster parent told them Cordum had come to the home for an appointment and inserted something into the child’s rectum, according to a July 2024 news release by the state’s Department of Justice.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
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What alerted police, the newspaper reported, was a nurse who recalled slight bruising on her neck.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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After her tenure with Teach for America was over, Fourier went to school to become a nurse and worked at Hartford Hospital, then transitioned to being a nurse for the Hartford HealthCare at Home program.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
10 June 2026
Noun
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While the nanny was born in the United States, several of her family members were not.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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Meet Chet, a Christmas-tree salesman, a stripper, a truck driver, and a nanny, among other things.—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2025
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There could also be a positive version of that on the left, which is the protector model of masculinity.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
11 June 2026
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The first dogs served as early-warning systems, protectors, and hunting buddies.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Every new feature, anti-lock brakes, a parking sensor, a heated seat, lane-keep assist, arrived as its own dedicated computer, an Electronic Control Unit, or ECU, usually supplied and coded by a different vendor.—
Sarwant Singh,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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My thesis simply assumes that geopolitical risk, tight inventories, and lingering supply disruption keep crude supported enough to prevent a deeper breakdown in energy equities.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The family's babysitter, Mahasti Ameli, agreed with Amie.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
3 Dec. 2025
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Service providers to consider tipping include babysitters, hairstylists, housekeepers, and dog walkers.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Freud held famously unhurried sessions, often requiring sitters to spend unbroken hours in the studio over the course of days or even months.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
10 June 2026
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Support for Schumacher’s debut has come from his teammate, Graham Rahal, a veteran of 18 Indy 500s, as well as 2012 pole-sitter Ryan Briscoe, who has been working as Schumacher’s coach this year and gearing him up for his first superspeedway experience.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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