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counsel

[koun-suhl] / ˈkaʊn səl /




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Ms. Koster is a senior attorney at Cantor Fitzgerald and general counsel of the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

During the inquiry that ended on Wednesday, counsel to the inquiry Rachel Langdale KC gave credit to the families for bringing to light "one failure after another".

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

Some concern discussions Giuliani's administration had at the time about its legal liability and health risks, New York City's chief counsel Steven Banks said Tuesday.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Whatever you do, don’t proceed without legal counsel.

From MarketWatch Sep. 8, 2026

I seemed to have something like a right to seek counsel here.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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

As Mr. Smil counsels, there is no speed to time itself.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 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

But in the days of Bilbo, and of Frodo his heir, they suddenly became, by no wish of their own, both important and renowned, and troubled the counsels of the Wise and the Great.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

Before world lightweight boxing champion Vasiliy Lomachenko returned from shoulder surgery to defend his title in 2019, ElAttrache counseled him against using his left hook because he wasn’t mentally ready to do so.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 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

When I told one athleisure-clad woman that it would be easier to read Morse code than the “card,” she counseled patience.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 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

“Don’t worry about it,” Yossarian counseled him as kindly as he could.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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

But friends allege that, while they told Khan to leave the marriage, others counselled her to stay in it.

From BBC Aug. 8, 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

A good chunk seek out his exact education and counseling background, while the rest include direct matches to his technical skills.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 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

But for now, Chris and Diarra are in counseling.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Parents and children received dietary counseling and nutrition education from the time the children were 7 months old through early adulthood.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

“Have you started counseling yet?” the new worker asked.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

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

Dr Fenia Christodoulidi, from counselling service Relate, says that disagreements about money between siblings are rarely just about the money itself.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

Those plans include counselling rooms in every school, psychiatric services in at least one hospital in every county and more mental health professionals.

From BBC Aug. 25, 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

Hastily counselling with his lawyers, it was discovered that his oath was unlawful and therefore not to be observed.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Henry Charles Lea




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