guardian
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Nor was parent or guardian personal information exposed, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
On those occasions, my wife—or, if further problems with the student arose, the principal—held the cellphone until a parent or guardian appeared to claim it and discuss the problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Under normal circumstances, unaccompanied minors are defined as children who arrive at a U.S. border alone, with no parent or guardian.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Zuhair, who is 25, says his uncles pushed him to marry a 16-year-old girl from his extended family after her father - her sole guardian - was killed in an Israeli air strike.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Mathis, the Big Hill Trading Company owner and the guardian of Anna Brown and her mother, was a member of the inquest into Brown’s murder that failed to turn up the bullet.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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As do your teachers and your coaches and your parents or guardians.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Before parents and guardians can claim the account, they’ll have to verify their identity and relationship to the child.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
They are described by the service as "the unsung guardians".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Some self-styled guardians of journalism think I should include a paragraph like the preceding one in every article I write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The guardians of Minnie Williams had dispatched an attorney, William Capp, to look for Minnie and to protect the assets of her estate.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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