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Sheriff Jeremy Briese said chaplains and staff were counseling family members.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2021

In February, the landlord appeared at the door with a posse of “brats in leather jackets” when workers were counseling women clients, according to director Anna Rivina.

From Washington Post • Apr. 2, 2021

They said it was best to stay home, to vent on Twitter or Facebook–even friends who I knew cared deeply about this issue were counseling caution.

From Salon • May 27, 2015

“Both of those guys were counseling on the risks of military action, and quite publicly,” said a senior military official.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2012

Much less therefore is a seller bound to tell the faults of what he offers for sale, as though he were counseling the buyer.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint