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Recent Examples of foster parent
Fortunately, Fellows was already a licensed foster parent.
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster parent
Noun
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An outreach agent that flags patient needs is only helpful if there are enough nurses and clinicians available to respond.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Somewhere out of sight—hidden from monitors and hovering nurses and Jed and me—a tightening.—
Erica Stern
June 9,
Literary Hub,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Scott would often do odd jobs for Spohr and her family, including working as a nanny, in exchange for horseback lessons and housing her horse at Spohr’s stables.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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The nanny reportedly bit one of the burglars and escaped before going door-to-door in the neighborhood looking to be let in to call 911.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 June 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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The Pacers are lucky to be that close considering the keep giving the ball away.—
Greg Rosenstein,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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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
Noun
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The cost is $20 per child — far less than what a parent would pay for a sitter for the afternoon — and the group fun takes place on site while parents watch the show.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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This pet sitter stayed at the couple's home to watch their dog.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Foster parent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster%20parent. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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