in/into care

idiom

British

—used to describe children who are being cared for by a government organization because their parents have died or are unable to care for them properly

The children had to be taken into care because of parental failure.

The youngest child was in care for several years.

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The committee concluded that one of the factors in her preventable death was the delay in care. —

Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024 Among them are people living with chronic pain, cancer patients under treatment with chemotherapy, and seniors living in care facilities. —

Martta Kelly, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024 Patients reportedly experienced delays in care, denied prescriptions, and scammers allegedly took advantage of the chaos by impersonating healthcare providers to steal financial information. —

Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 The noise and stress of a full shelter can take a toll on animals’ well-being and the temporary loss of regular fosters creates a gap in care, the release said. —

Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in/into care

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