foster parent
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“The whole thing is just ridiculous,” said Julie Shoup, 69 years old, a retired foster parent who supports Alberta remaining in Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
His lawyers said that as the Nigerian authorities had approved him as her foster parent, the English court had no power to take her away.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
“These children are going to suffer the most,” Lewis, a veteran foster parent, said from her 13-year-old foster daughter’s upstairs bedroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
She also was a beloved foster parent, taking in nearly three dozen children and being honored with the state’s Foster Parent of the Year award in 2017.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
My social worker has told me that they are actively looking for a foster parent to take me.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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