counsel
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Mr. Goodman writes about the job of White House counsel:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 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
Pujo’s counsel, Samuel Untermyer, interrogated Morgan relentlessly, forcing the banker into transparently false denials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
I will not give you counsel, saying do this, or do that.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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
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
And I saw it in my own father, who loves you, who counsels you, who slipped me money to care for you.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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
Bannon counseled restraint, warning that public engagement would only extend the news cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Moreover, Weaver counseled, there would be no point in building a smaller cyclotron now, if everything might be won simply by sitting out a prudent delay.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
"There will be some patients who have risk factors that might make finasteride a risky prescription. I'm not saying it can't be prescribed, but patients need to be appropriately counselled."
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
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
They were to start at dusk, for Elrond counselled them to journey under cover of night as often as they could, until they were far from Rivendell.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" 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
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
In handing down his sentence, Judge Primm said Colin Gray failed as a parent by not seeking counseling for his son or locking up guns in the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
But she would only agree to help Branwell if Dr. Zamborska and Tina got counseling, too.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Nepal's prime minister, Balendra Shah, said there was a renewed emphasis on protecting the lives of survivors, providing medical treatment and psychological counselling.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Cassidy said: "The fire service got us all down one by one. All the emergency services were offering us counselling."
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 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
She affected the greatest solicitude for Viviana—felt her pulse—looked at the bandages fastened round her swollen and crippled fingers, and concluded by counselling her not to persist in refusing to speak.
From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by William Harrison Ainsworth
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