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foster

[faw-ster, fos-ter] / ˈfɔ stər, ˈfɒs tər /




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He’s now in foster care but dealing with pain, according to CBS News.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

After spending three months in Hanawon, a dedicated settlement support centre in the capital, Geumseong, then 15, was placed with a foster family and started school.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Vanguard has historically taken a paternalistic attitude toward its clients, attempting to foster a culture of long-term investing instead of short-term speculation.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

One of the goals of some newly proposed U.S. capital rules is to help foster more bank lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I learned later that the social worker had called our grandfather to tell him we’d been taken into foster care.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles