counsel
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That triggered some irate phone calls to the institute’s outside general counsel, George Foote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Reports soon surfaced that Schmitt’s general counsel Ethan Harper, who stood behind him holding the infamous poster, saw his potential White House staff position being placed into immediate jeopardy.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Etihad will seek the relevant legal counsel on the options and recourse available to protect its interests."
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
He called that a guiding principle, particularly for clients who lack counsel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Once the property was seized, the owner had no right of counsel, and the burden was placed on him to prove the property’s “innocence.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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But 9/11 barely registers with Muslims he counsels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
She counsels patients to focus on a well-rounded diet versus individual ingredients that may be in American food versus European food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 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
She counsels patience: it could happen to me.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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Last season, during a bye week following the Rams’ rout of the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, McVay counseled Jaguars coach Liam Coen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Before world lightweight boxing champion Vasiliy Lomachenko returned from shoulder surgery to defend his title in 2019, ElAttrache counseled him against using his left hook because he wasn’t mentally ready to do so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 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
When I told one athleisure-clad woman that it would be easier to read Morse code than the “card,” she counseled patience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 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
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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
In the Twitter thread, Mr Buterin said the foundation had not supported Griffith's activities in North Korea, saying: "It was Virgil's personal trip, that many counselled against".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2021
Aragorn and Gandalf went now to the Warden of the Houses of Healing, and they counselled him that Faramir and Éowyn should remain there and still be tended with care for many days.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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“Then we need to pay attention when someone starts struggling ... Reach out early with counseling, tutoring, mentoring, or whatever support they need,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"In our study, however, we found that only 5% of patients received nutritional counseling within 30 days of GLP-1 treatment and less than 25% received nutritional counseling within 6 months."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The firm often offers various financial incentives for partners when they turn 55 to make retirement more appealing, in addition to counseling through Zelinka Parsons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
It also required people to get credit counseling before filing to see whether there was any way they could avoid bankruptcy.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Soon after, I found a pamphlet for the university counseling service on my desk.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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It wasn't until 2022 when she had grief counselling that she confronted what had happened.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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
"We had to become social workers, we had to become care providers," he said, describing how lawyers found themselves helping their clients to access counselling, rehabilitation and benefits.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
It is clear, however, that the cardinal went as far as possible in counselling the submission of the spiritual to the civil power.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
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