counsel
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Reports soon surfaced that Schmitt’s general counsel Ethan Harper, who stood behind him holding the infamous poster, saw his potential White House staff position being placed into immediate jeopardy.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Etihad will seek the relevant legal counsel on the options and recourse available to protect its interests."
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
She later took a post as deputy trial counsel with the State Bar of California in Los Angeles, prosecuting attorneys for professional misconduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith appeared in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, and the words from the dais were as expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
‘But we must hold together. I will follow your counsel.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
But 9/11 barely registers with Muslims he counsels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In the latest installment of Unhinged, Slate’s dating advice column, Steffi Cao counsels a woman whose dates are uncomfortable with her having the financial upper hand.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
At the same time, the new “Little House on the Prairie” counsels that independence is more of a tall tale than a reality for a nation healing from the wounds of conflict.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
His lesson: “The complexity counsels some humility in the face of difficult questions.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Whom mutual league, United thoughts and counsels, equal hope And hazard in the Glorious Enterprize, Joynd with me once, now misery hath joynd In equal ruin.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
But he has also counseled a deliberate approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
He requested a Rams playbook immediately after he was drafted, but said that McVay, quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone and offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase counseled that all of the rookies would be onboarded together.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026
While we have counseled that speculating on earnings reports is gambling, it remains one of the most prevalent pastimes in the stock and options market.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
My colleague Alessandra Malito recently counseled a couple who wished to retire to Malaysia.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 8, 2026
“You can’t act afraid of him, though,” Miller counseled me one day in the lineup room.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
"So it's really important to be fully counselled on what to expect when using testosterone, but also the limitations of its use."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
With the rattled country shut down for Tisha B'av, the fast day mourning the destruction of two ancient Jewish temples in Jerusalem blamed by the sages on needless infighting, Israelis leaders counselled soul-searching.
From Reuters ● Jul. 27, 2023
In every family he’d ever counselled, his clients had accepted their own deaths.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2022
They meet once a month after nominations close on 31 January each year, counselled by a group of permanent advisers and other experts.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2021
Now in their debate some had counselled that Minas Morgul should first be assailed, and if they might take it, it should be utterly destroyed.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
“Then we need to pay attention when someone starts struggling ... Reach out early with counseling, tutoring, mentoring, or whatever support they need,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"In our study, however, we found that only 5% of patients received nutritional counseling within 30 days of GLP-1 treatment and less than 25% received nutritional counseling within 6 months."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
But after retirement counseling, he took a course at the New York Film Academy and has since written a screenplay—a romantic comedy set at the intersection of an underground DJ scene and the legal world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It also required people to get credit counseling before filing to see whether there was any way they could avoid bankruptcy.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Haltingly, I told her what had happened—that is, I told her the story the cops had settled on and that, after a great deal of counseling, I, too, had come to believe.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
She has been supported by multiple organisations, received counselling, got herself a new car and a home and is ready to start a family.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It wasn't until 2022 when she had grief counselling that she confronted what had happened.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
She said the diagnosis had "floored" her and she had relied on counselling services to keep her going.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Another, also in his 20s, said he was promised trauma counselling but only had two sessions with a psychologist.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the Mission-house, what learning and counselling and arranging; in the workshops belonging to it, what smithwork and cabinetwork and tailoring; how our women and girls sewed!
From Pine Needles by Susan Warner
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The Bill of Rights
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