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as in custodian
a person or group that watches over someone or something
how should I know where she is? I'm not her keeper
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Recent Examples of keeper
Ksaan Farrar also scored on a quarterback keeper in the fourth quarter.
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CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
And according to the five-star reviews online, the Southern Living readers also agreed with us that this recipe is a keeper.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
Frazier’s 2-yard TD keeper midway through the final period rounded out the scoring.
—Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Dec. 2025
These keepers of all the knowledge and wisdom humans have gathered as parents are right in front of us—no smart phone required.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 10 Dec. 2025
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Overpayments and underpayments occur when changes to employees’ salaries or benefits occur after the payroll cutoff date, said Bismarck Obando, a spokesperson for the controller’s office, which is the custodian of the state’s payroll records.—
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Taking Back the Control For a long time, the simplest way for a business to hold digital assets was to trust a third-party custodian.—
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The newest season showed Renner's character Mike McLusky confronting a gang war and contending with a headstrong new warden, played by Falco.—
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Meanwhile, Nina Hobbs (Edie Falco), the season's new warden, is collapsing under the weight of her debt to the Colombians, who've forced her into doing their dirty work.—
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Before her death, Goodall wrote an open letter — shared with PEOPLE by Animals Asia — about her decision to become Robinson's guardian.—
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Donors should be in good health with no cold, flu, or COVID-19 symptoms, and must be at least 17 years old, or 16 with a parent or guardian’s consent.—
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Or the bus driver, the janitor, the special-education teacher, working overtime to support their families?—
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Its member organizations include SEIU Healthcare and Locals 1 and 73, representing workers across various industries, including janitors, child care workers, and private security officers and doormen.—
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Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.—
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The Hurricanes were without guard Gal Raviv, who is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.—
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Many are parents, caretakers or full-time employees juggling classes, jobs and family responsibilities.—
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Investigators identified Cowens as the caretaker of 59-year-old Richard McClintic.—
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“Keeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/keeper. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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