foster
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She has Type 1 diabetes and had a medical emergency that caused her son to end up in foster care.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2026
Eligible UASCs, like other young people in foster, kinship or residential care can remain under local authority care up to the age of 21.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
Jackson entered the race in February and presented himself as a political outsider who had grown up in Georgia's foster care system.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
“He needs a foster home with a special rescue group that will allow him to rest and relax before moving on to his next chapter,” the shelter’s statement read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Thus, many people judge that a wise prince must cunningly foster some hostile action, whenever he has the opportunity, so that in repressing it his greatness will emerge all the more.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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But instead of the traditional cutthroat audition setting, where every actor silently sizes up the competition, the Brook Arts Center fosters a warm environment.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
“It’s important for fosters to get involved so that we have somewhere to keep the cats until they get adopted,” said Mibbby Butler, the adoption coordinator at the no-kill shelter Kitten Rescue Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Along with giving tweens and teens something to look forward to, recess encourages movement, builds social confidence, and fosters a sense of community, which are all vital to healthy development.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
“That calls for public policy that promotes innovation while also incentivising responsibility and security, fosters international collaboration on key safety issues, and encourages careful consideration of how AI is deployed for the benefit of society.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I didn't mean to offend. It's just, I like to lead a carefree life. I suppose being on the water fosters that sort of temperament. The God of the Sea has no allegiances."
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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But he said three years of preparations had fostered a public appetite for the show.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
But the museum has not yet fostered an ideal environment for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The cordial relationship Mamdani has fostered with the Trump administration also seemed at risk of unraveling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
These sanitized accounts ignored the homemade dangers, such as the health problems fostered by an overstretched military — realities many children would face when a changed parent finally came home.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
At Los Alamos, the almost insupportable tension fostered a sort of mania.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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The Church must respond "with truth, justice, forgiveness, making amends and an ever more resolute commitment to fostering a culture of prevention and protection for the weakest," he added.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026
"We wanted to choose a name that would highlight a characteristic of the fish while also fostering a sense of connection with the people of the region where it was discovered," Abrantes explained.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
He targets the antipsychiatry movement for fostering dangerous misunderstandings about psychotic disorders and argues against “the tendency to treat mental illness as an exciting adventure.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Institutions also play a role in fostering that love, too.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
One of the ways of fostering creativity is to encourage students’ improvisation.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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