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take counsel



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He should take counsel from, and follow the example of, former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who in 2003 granted clemency to everyone on his state’s death row.

From Slate Jun. 19, 2023

He’s got stature, but he’s still just one lawyer in a stable of them — representing a client who struggles to take counsel and churns through attorneys.

From Washington Post May 7, 2018

"Don't take counsel of your fears" is an age-old aphorism.

From US News Aug. 20, 2015

"I'd hope that he'd take counsel with his wife and reconsider and realize that it's a new day," Alice Hoagland told Salon Thursday from her home in Los Gatos, California.

From Salon Dec. 3, 2010

There they were to lie and rest for a brief while and take counsel.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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