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guardian

[gahr-dee-uhn] / ˈgɑr di ən /


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The details of the event are hazy to Suzanna, who was a baby when her mother was arrested, because Sylvie, her grandmother and primary guardian, won’t discuss it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

A: It fills me with great sadness to think that I've lost my home, a place I loved deeply because I felt like a guardian of the landscape.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

How a kindergarten teacher became the accidental guardian of 200 king penguins.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

His mother, Melanie, who was not his legal guardian and was heavily influenced by conspiracy theories, told him to throw away his passport.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The man, who was armed with a .44-caliber, snub-nosed English Bulldog, was named A. W. Comstock, and he was a local attorney and the guardian of several Osage Indians.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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