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guardianship

noun

Definition of guardianship

as in custody

responsibility for the safety and well-being of someone or something gave the guardianship of his estate to his children has guardianship of the dogs while I'm in the hospital

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Recent Examples of guardianship Hayden Panettiere‘s former fiancé, Wladimir Klitschko, was granted temporary guardianship of her estate on Friday, following the actor’s sudden death in August. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Permanent guardianship of the estate is set to be decided in December. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko has petitioned a California court for legal guardianship over the 11-year-old daughter the couple had together. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026 Indigenous knowledge is at the heart of every decision made by the alliance, grounded in the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga, or guardianship of the natural world as an intergenerational and universal responsibility. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026 Allman’s wife, Mariangela King Allman, has since applied for the guardianship role and asked that the Los Angeles County judge on the conservatorship case appoint her as conservator if one is needed in California. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 Williams has been vocal about her objections to the guardianships, and her attempts to be removed from it. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026 Williams has since disputed any cognitive impairment diagnosis and has petitioned to have her guardianship removed. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 The project was not conceived formally, but Gajdusek wrote declarations, documenting the transfer of guardianship on Department of Health and Human Services letterhead and had colleagues in his lab serve as witnesses before a notary. — Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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The suspect fled the scene on a bicycle, though officers were able to locate him and take him into custody.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Documentation Behind Each Claim Each fiber category is supported by chain-of-custody documentation and volume reconciliation, providing article-level traceability.

— SJ Studio, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

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Those figures largely predate the state’s move to universal free child care, which began in November 2025 and is funded by an oil and gas windfall.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
In a bucket hat and without a care in the world, Murray speaks kindly but candidly about making his buddy Coyne’s TV dream come true.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026

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