as in care
responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something the government department having custody of all official state gifts
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Beets and garlic have similar care requirements, so keeping them together in the garden is not only easy but sensible.—
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
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But Farrell insists that the fees reflect care and determination.— Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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Football has traditionally been a conduit for protests in Iran, with the national team refusing to sing the anthem on several occasions over recent decades, including during the 2009 Green Movement and after the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police in 2022.— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
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The Norwegian had just scored the winning goal in his team’s 2-1 victory against title rival Arsenal, a result which puts the fate of the trophy in City’s hands with just five matches left to play.— Ben Church, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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Parents can protect their entire family with benefits like alert sharing, parental controls and cyberbullying alerts for video games.— Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
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With 13 customizable controls, 11-zone Chroma under-glow, and Gen-3 Optical Switches that are rated for 90 million clicks, this mouse will survive your climb to the top of the leaderboard.— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
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In fact, spending an overnight in the ED rather than the wards may increase the risk of death.— Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Loroff After the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh-Fox Cities campus closed in June 2025, residents in wards 5 and 7 in Menasha needed a new place to go vote.— Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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And some in the administration believe there are still more economic targets that can be hit that would put the economic hurt on Iran, including bonyads, the charitable trusts that account for a significant percentage of the Iranian economy.— Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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Conversations about wills, trusts and long-term planning can feel uncomfortable, so individuals frequently postpone them.— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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