looking after
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Routine tasks - assigned on a rota 24 hours a day, seven days a week - included cooking, cleaning, ironing, shopping, looking after Brain's young daughter, and walking his dog.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
They also recommend looking after your health as carefully as your money, including regular checkups, exercise, a good diet and enough sleep.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The HBO Max series sees Horgan's character, Alex, gamely attempting to juggle a stressful publishing career while looking after a teenage son and elderly parents.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
These days the 53-year-old has a managerial role, looking after younger engineers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“It’s unnatural that other people should be tending him and looking after him while we do nothing. I can't bear it,” she tells Theo.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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