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guardianship

[gahr-dee-uhn-ship] / ˈgɑr di ənˌʃɪp /


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Guardianship exists for those cases, and sometimes it is necessary.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

Appeared in the March 12, 2026, print edition as 'VA to Pursue Guardianship of Homeless Vets'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Amanda's adoptive children, aged 16 and 13, have both used the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund to access specialist therapy.

From BBC • May 12, 2025

Criticism grew in April when a TV series, "Under Guardianship", showcased the struggles of an Egyptian widow whose father-in-law controlled her children's finances.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

This State Guardianship Plan, as it was called, aimed to "regenerate America in a generation" and to "make but one class out of the many that now envy and despise each other."

From The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners by Orth, Samuel Peter




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