in/into care
idiom
British
—used to describe children who are being cared for by a government organization because their parents have died or are unable to care for them properly
The children had to be taken into care because of parental failure.
The youngest child was in care for several years.
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Around 369,000 animals experienced non-live outcomes—including euthanasia, death in care, and being lost in care—in the first half of 2024, a slight decrease of 5 percent compared to 2023.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The child was discovered hidden in a bedroom at an address in Cheshire in February 2023 and immediately taken into care, police added.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded with state leaders in Albany for help involuntarily relocating the mentally ill homeless from the city's streets and into care, characterizing a Monday stabbing spree as the latest casualty of New York's inaction.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
To experts, Neely, who was known to city mental health professionals and law enforcement officials, has become a symbol of the need to look toward effective solutions to get homeless and mentally ill people off the streets and into care.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
The child was discovered hidden in a bedroom at an address in Cheshire in February 2023 and immediately taken into care, police added.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded with state leaders in Albany for help involuntarily relocating the mentally ill homeless from the city's streets and into care, characterizing a Monday stabbing spree as the latest casualty of New York's inaction.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
To experts, Neely, who was known to city mental health professionals and law enforcement officials, has become a symbol of the need to look toward effective solutions to get homeless and mentally ill people off the streets and into care.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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“In/into care.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%2Finto%20care. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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