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counsel

[kaun-suhl] / ˈkaʊn səl /




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Because Bianco “meets the statutory criteria,” he should be able to recover fees and costs for retaining private counsel because Riverside County refused to provide a defense, according to Hertz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

They created a company, Concord Partners, which has no known business dealings, and in January 2026 Habba signed on as its general counsel.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Organizations worth contacting include the Illinois Department of Aging, which should be able to direct you toward legal counsel; the National Center on Elder Abuse, an agency affiliated with the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Beyond some states’ move away from capital punishment, factors include more-robust defense counsel, fewer death sentences from juries and the exoneration of more than 200 condemned inmates, DPI Executive Director Robin Maher said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

I will not give you counsel, saying do this, or do that.

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

In 1997, McLean met three of the counsels who had appeared before the 1967 tribunal and asked why no legal action was taken.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

But 9/11 barely registers with Muslims he counsels.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He counsels letter writers on how to handle a cheating brother, discuss religion with a devout friend, and avoid spiraling over the fear of being single forever.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 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

Vincent still wants to marry her, but her doctor counsels patience.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

He said he counseled her, “Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Experience: Bruno said he attended community college and as a therapist has counseled children, adults and families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

She told herself she must endure it in the way her mother and Kabuo’s mother counseled her and not struggle against those larger forces that could not be struggled against.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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

Now, Harrison counselled, they needed to expand the external voices making their case.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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

My mother became a family therapist and started a local counseling center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The latest version of the legislation includes an "industry transition framework" including potential job placement, training, career counseling, and financial compensation for those involved in the business.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

This debt balance is lower than older generations seeking out credit counseling at the firm, but it’s rising 12% annually.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Shelter and counseling can offer a lifeline to those vulnerable adolescents.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

With therapy, counseling, meds, she’d recover, get a job, marry, have children.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

After counselling Ben saw an improvement, and is now an advocate for more support for men and boys.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

She said: "Her Childline, the confidential counselling service for young people in distress, helped so many children and The Silver Line was aimed at older people suffering loneliness and isolation."

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In August, Chelsea Women also unveiled a partnership, external with a fertility company to provide workshops, treatments, counselling and assessments to support their players.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

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

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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