counsel
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“Ride or Die,” for all its fanciful twists, ultimately has more realistic counsel for all the WOACAs watching: Bank on yourself and your extensively earned skills.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Their contention is they don’t have to retain them, and our contention is they do,” said Kelly Aviles, outside counsel for The Times in the lawsuit, in an interview Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
As counsel to the vice president, I led the administration’s day-to-day efforts to save TikTok for Americans and make it secure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Lee was lead counsel on Department of State v.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Legolas went with them, for this was to be their last night in Lothlórien, and in spite of the words of Galadriel they wished to take counsel together.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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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
As an employment attorney, Oswald counsels many clients who feel their jobs may go away.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Could a patient sue a doctor who counsels against the measles vaccine in the midst of an outbreak?
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
The manipulative Jean, meanwhile, counsels both young women and has cast Mary in the role of her substitute daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
‘Such counsels will make the Enemy’s victory certain indeed,’ said Gandalf.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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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
Mulqueen has counseled couples where one party retires and expects much more attention now that they are home more.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
In milder cases, he sometimes counseled that a soldier be discharged from his normal duties and given desk work instead.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Trauma psychologist Gayle Sturrock, who has counselled hundreds of ballet dancers, said: "If you're told you're not good enough, you're useless, constantly… that gets hard-wired in."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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
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
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The court agrees to dismiss the charges entirely if the defendant completes the required terms — such as community service, counseling or restitution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Jay Bowen is president and chief investment officer of of Bowen, Hanes and Company, Inc., an investment counseling firm based in Florida and North Carolina.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
It was an unusual mission for Avraamiy, whose days are usually filled with intoning prayers, counseling his flock and leading the clergymen from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine at the monastery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The National Foundation for Credit Counseling and the Financial Counseling Association of America, among others, offer budgeting assistance and debt counseling, often at no cost.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Even if it goes the whole year and I gotta do two times as many counseling sessions?
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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Under UK law, fertility clinics must offer counselling before treatment, but it need not be free or ongoing.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Charlotte was diagnosed with PAS and needed counselling after replaying the haemorrhage "over and over" in her mind.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
The pilots will be delivered through existing NHS WorkWell sites, which connect patients with services such as physiotherapy and counselling.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Nearby to the training booths, other stations offered tea, psychological counselling services and medical support, while loudspeakers broadcast speeches, chants, and eulogies for slain military commanders.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
In the uprising at Lugo against the French invaders, Cardinal Chiaramonti was at hand counselling patience on the part of the Italians, and later begging mercy when the French were preparing for sanguinary revenge.
From The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe by Cunningham, Francis A. (Francis Aloysius)
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