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guardian

[gahr-dee-uhn] / ˈgɑr di ən /


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The novel begins when a teenager named Rocky, accompanied by his aunt and legal guardian, Helen, finds a loaded handgun while hunting pheasant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Nor was parent or guardian personal information exposed, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Asking the question is certainly a brazen, if not entirely unusual, state of affairs in families, especially if she considers herself a de facto guardian.

From MarketWatch ● 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

He wondered which one was the clan guardian.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The Judiciary said the guidance is intended to help ensure parents and guardians "have time to respond more effectively to the application" and urgent judicial intervention is "focused on cases that genuinely require it".

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

As do your teachers and your coaches and your parents or guardians.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

But first, parents and guardians must take their own steps to claim the accounts and then build them up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

The auto-enrollment change replaces the previous structure, which required parents or guardians to sign up.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

I began to scour the log for other Osage guardians around this time.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann


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