custodianship

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The ministry has also questioned the custodianship of the jewels.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

Educating locals about orangutans' significance and their ecological role nurtures a sense of custodianship.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2023

Jordan, whose ruling Hashemite family has custodianship of the Muslim and Christian sites, appoints members of the Waqf institution which oversees the site.

From Reuters • Apr. 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia is a powerful regional player, considered a leader of the Sunni faith because of its custodianship of Islam’s holies sites and has close ties to the West.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

Even though he resented the way his father took this duty for granted, he derived a guarded satisfaction from his custodianship of his father’s shoes.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy