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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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The former warden of Waupun Correctional Institution pleaded not guilty this week to one felony charge of misconduct in office.
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Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
For example, there was the time in Knoxville during a prison lockdown when a warden answered questions from the reporters around her, but not hers.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
The inmates would then submit those elections in writing to the former prison warden, Cynthia Stewart-Riley.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Many of the film’s characters — air-raid wardens, musicians and folk who managed the bomb shelters, especially ones located deep in the tunnels of London Underground stations — are based on real people.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
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Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
For example, there was the time in Knoxville during a prison lockdown when a warden answered questions from the reporters around her, but not hers.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
The inmates would then submit those elections in writing to the former prison warden, Cynthia Stewart-Riley.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Many of the film’s characters — air-raid wardens, musicians and folk who managed the bomb shelters, especially ones located deep in the tunnels of London Underground stations — are based on real people.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2024
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This poses a serious challenge to the custodians of the existing system of national security policymaking: the uniformed military and the civil service that make up the vast majority of people tasked with overseeing any president’s agenda.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 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
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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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In these accounts parents act as guardians and the children are the beneficiaries until the child reaches the age of majority (usually 18, but sometimes 21) in their state.Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The school closed its doors in 1955 after dozens of schoolchildren mysteriously went missing, rumored to be captured and killed by the school's janitor, Charlie McFree.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2024
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According to the document, Waffle House does not employ dishwashers, kitchen helpers or janitors, but relies on servers to clean the restaurant and wash dishes.Kate Gibson, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Matchup to watch: Oregon State left guard Joshua Gray vs. SJSU defensive lineman Soane Toia.Christian Vieyra, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles Lakers will send guard Bronny James to their G-League affiliate beginning Saturday, per ESPN.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Control of two more, including Whispering Pines, has been given to a caretaker at a creditor’s request in a receivership action brought after loans signed by Shmaryahu Baumgarten went unpaid.Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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Safe haven boxes allow parents or caretakers the ability to safely surrender an infant and remain anonymous, but only when the baby is unharmed.Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 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
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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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“Warden.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warden. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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