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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something in his role as warden of the school, a principal must provide a safe environment for the students

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as in keeper
a person who takes care of a property sometimes for an absent owner served as warden for the country estate

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Recent Examples of warden Broadway and a neighboring inmate, Anthony Ehlers, had at some point before Broadway’s death told the prison warden about these issues and the high temperatures, and Truitt assured them that the issues would get fixed, the lawsuit alleges. Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024 Five minutes into the procedure, the warden shook him and shouted his name. Brendan Farrington, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024 The accused include a nurse, a journalist, a prison warden, a local councillor, a soldier, lorry drivers and farm workers. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024 Well, the wardens don’t have power beyond what the law says, right? Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warden 
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  • Each chapter is devoted to a different custodian whom the author visits personally, incorporating his own experiences in a clear and evocative style that puts us right in the story with him.
    Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This included butch lesbians, who were often drawn to blue-collar jobs for which key rings were essential, such as being a custodian, a postal worker, or a mechanic, according to Slate.
    James Factora, Them, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • D’Onta Foreman had a 38-yard run on the second play of the drive, and Sam Darnold scored on an option keeper.
    Dave Birkett, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Egan’s 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-down keeper pulled the Chargers within 28-26 with 4:57 left in the third quarter.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2022
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  • Parents or guardians can complete claim forms for those under 18.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • But now board members will at least consider a guardian program.
    Steven Walker, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
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  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice also stars Monica Bellucci as Beetlejuice’s vengeful ex-wife, Delores and Danny DeVito as a janitor in the Afterlife.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Fans had long known that Swift rolls backstage stashed inside a janitor’s cart.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 29 Nov. 2024
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  • Third-year guard/center Doug Kramer made a key mistake on the same third-quarter red zone trip as Amegadjie’s second holding penalty.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Any hope of a comeback for the outmatched Mustangs was wiped out once UCLA guard Londynn Jones hit a fast-break three to give UCLA a 31-point lead within the first minute of the fourth quarter en route to a dominant 69-37 victory.
    Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • All the while, Dee Dee was godlike to her, her sole caretaker who was always hovering.
    Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
  • With a war still raging on Europe's doorstep, caretaker governments will now control two of the continent's most powerful economies.
    Willem Marx, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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  • Turns out the dude isn't foe, but friend… the warder of a Yellow Ajah named Ryma, who wants to protect them.
    Alex Raiman, EW.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The dialog between Alanna's blonde warder Maksim (Taylor Napier) and Lan is annoyingly ambiguous.
    Andrew Cunningham & Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2023

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