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The court system would have to step in and officially designate the guardian, checking criminal backgrounds first.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Glasnow’s return was a major step for the Dodgers as they assemble their postseason pitching staff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sample collection is due to begin this month, with researchers expecting data from thousands of participants to contribute to what they describe as a step change in understanding menstrual health.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
This is a risky step that will probably determine whether a business model exists for Anthropic's vision of the AI revolution.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
She swung open the door to step in, screeched, and tripped herself backing out.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
It sounds simple, but there are other steps once you sign and notarize the paper, Saltarelli noted.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Then Ohtani and the Dodgers will finalize next steps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
However, he didn’t outline any specific steps the U.S. would take against individual countries, including China—a key trading partner for Tehran.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The executive order came after Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr took a number of steps to remake US vaccine policies over the past year, including the childhood vaccination schedule.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
She will have to turn around and retrace her steps.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Iger just stepped down after two runs heading the Walt Disney Co.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
In early 2020, the Sussexes left the UK and stepped back from their royal duties before settling in California in March that year.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
But on Friday night, there was a concerted effort by Dodgers fans to cheer him loudly every time he stepped to the plate, in hopes of lifting him out of the ditch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Meetings were canceled, workers stepped off production floors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
Was this— were we all— He called a name and another prisoner stepped to the desk.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Health teams are stepping up checks to protect the overcrowded city of nearly 17 million people where no cases have been reported -- so far.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
Earlier this year, Hurst completed filming on four episodes of the first season of the highly anticipated show, but those will be scrapped and reshot with Bautista stepping in, and production resuming in the fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
After stepping down as a working royal, Harry was no longer afforded taxpayer-funded protection, a matter over which he lost a court battle last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In information published by Shein in July after a Hong Kong listing hearing— seen as a crucial stepping stone toward an IPO — the company addressed the so-called de minimis exemption.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
“I shall call you Nell,” she said, stepping over to a straight-backed chair and perching there.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
