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With the rattled country shut down for Tisha B'av, the fast day mourning the destruction of two ancient Jewish temples in Jerusalem blamed by the sages on needless infighting, Israelis leaders counselled soul-searching.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023

In every family he’d ever counselled, his clients had accepted their own deaths.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2022

They meet once a month after nominations close on 31 January each year, counselled by a group of permanent advisers and other experts.

From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2021

In the Twitter thread, Mr Buterin said the foundation had not supported Griffith's activities in North Korea, saying: "It was Virgil's personal trip, that many counselled against".

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2021

They were to start at dusk, for Elrond counselled them to journey under cover of night as often as they could, until they were far from Rivendell.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien