counsel
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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
She later served as counsel on the House Education and Labor Committee and focused on labor rights during the second Obama administration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"We're very pleased," said Katherine Robertson, chief counsel in the Alabama Attorney General's office in an interview with the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He mused—for ten minutes he held counsel with himself: he formed his resolve, and announced it—
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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But 9/11 barely registers with Muslims he counsels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Last year, Kate Reder Sheikh placed dozens of associates and counsels at white-shoe law firms across the Bay Area and Colorado.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 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
‘Such counsels will make the Enemy’s victory certain indeed,’ said Gandalf.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Experience: Bruno said he attended community college and as a therapist has counseled children, adults and families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
He requested a Rams playbook immediately after he was drafted, but said that McVay, quarterbacks coach Dave Ragone and offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase counseled that all of the rookies would be onboarded together.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 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
Mulqueen has counseled couples where one party retires and expects much more attention now that they are home more.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 23, 2026
But the older man counseled C.P. not to be too hasty.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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She had hoped set guidance would ensure all health care professionals counselled patients fully, prior to surgery, and provided them with appropriate, ongoing care and support.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2024
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
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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Student enrollment and success: Both can be improved through additional outreach, counseling and efforts to make college more affordable, he said, so that students can “focus on education rather than being overwhelmed with day-to-day survival.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Bring a little forgiveness to the picture, says Celeste Birkhofer, a clinical psychologist and adjunct clinical faculty member at Stanford Medical School who emphasizes grief counseling.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 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
But after retirement counseling, he took a course at the New York Film Academy and has since written a screenplay—a romantic comedy set at the intersection of an underground DJ scene and the legal world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
There had been so much counseling, so many treatment programs, so much rehabilitation to be done.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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In August, Chelsea Women also unveiled a partnership, external with a fertility company to provide workshops, treatments, counselling and assessments to support their players.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Ndlea chief executive Mohamed Marwa directed that the suspect be granted bail and given counselling because of her advanced age.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 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
Universities offer a range of practical and wellbeing services, including budgeting advice, financial support, counselling and study support sessions.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
I, however, took care not to get upon the subject of principles, and so he was of infinite use to me both by counselling and by protecting me with the weight of his high approbation.
From The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) by Florence A. Thomas Marshall
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