counsel
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"We're very pleased," said Katherine Robertson, chief counsel in the Alabama Attorney General's office in an interview with the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
For some of them, where there were already pending habeas proceedings, for example, I would reach out to opposing counsel to see if they had any knowledge as to where my client was.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2026
Notwithstanding what happened to me — and to the attorney my father used — here is how I would counsel my friends:
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
A representative for the family told The Times they had been advised by legal counsel not to discuss the incident and to “let the investigation run its course,” but would not clarify who is investigating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
He mused—for ten minutes he held counsel with himself: he formed his resolve, and announced it—
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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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
He counsels them not to be afraid, even after early clandestine operations injure first the narrator, then Gavriel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
The word ‘Mother’ suggested other maternal counsels given long ago, and received with unbelieving protests.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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Last season, during a bye week following the Rams’ rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, McVay counseled Jaguars coach Liam Coen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But he has also counseled a deliberate approach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 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
Notably, Schmid did not say interest rates should held at current levels like he did in a speech in February, but he still counseled caution.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026
He said: "Why does she have to be counseled? She hangs out with my kid sister, so she can't be any kind of troublemaker."
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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As part of the four-day, not-for-profit event, delegates from around the world will take part in workshops and be counselled by political, business and humanitarian figures.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2023
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
Aragorn and Gandalf went now to the Warden of the Houses of Healing, and they counselled him that Faramir and Éowyn should remain there and still be tended with care for many days.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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"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 then he met with the team at Zelinka Parsons, a husband-and-wife consulting business that offers one-on-one counseling and group retreats in Tucson, Ariz., and has worked with Latham for over a decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
KFF’s Freed said the best resources are the Medicare Plan Finder, 1-800-MEDICARE and state health insurance assistance programs, known as SHIPs, which are free, independent counseling services for Medicare beneficiaries.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Colombia has activated a national network to offer counseling, both online and in person, to help people cope.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The horror stories were already pouring in, Jesse reported: kids sent home for wearing trench coats or black clothing, ordered into counseling for playing games like Quake and Doom.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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Ndlea chief executive Mohamed Marwa directed that the suspect be granted bail and given counselling because of her advanced age.
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
McManus said gardaí who attended the scene could require counselling for "months or years" to deal with the psychological impact of what they witnessed.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Commons claimed, and for a time obtained, the control of taxation; and five of Richard II.’s ministers were condemned as traitors for counselling him to measures which Parliament branded as unconstitutional.
From Chaucer and His England by G. G. Coulton
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