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care

[kair] / kɛər /








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What are other ways to say care?

Care suggests a heaviness of spirit caused by dread, or by the constant pressure of burdensome demands: Poverty weighs a person down with care. Concern implies an anxious sense of interest in something: concern over a friend's misfortune. Worry is an active state of agitated uneasiness and restless apprehension: He was distracted by worry over the stock market.

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That’s because the IRS form parents use to claim the Child and Dependent Care Credit will expect the name, address and Social Security number or Employer Identification Number of the care provider.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

In May, the California Primary Care Assn., which represents more than 2,300 community health clinics, sued to block the ballot measure.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Manx Care said it remained "hopeful" its new pay offer - made on 18 June - would be accepted.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

The two firms first acquired Care Bears with the intention of expanding its popularity through licensing and royalty agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

I noticed that my mother had addressed the envelope to The Parents of Ashley, in Care of Neil Spector.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter




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