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as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty
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Recent Examples of counselor
Zoom meetings with a counselor, for example, can keep the counselor from observing some mental health symptoms, such as a person bouncing a knee or moving feet out of anxiety or nervousness, Schlegel explained.
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Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Now most counselors advise students to apply to at least 10, with several safeties.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Tyler Green became a drug and substance abuse counselor, working with people experiencing homelessness.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2024
Patients can consult their primary care physician for referrals to genetic counselors.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rebecca Loroff, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Now most counselors advise students to apply to at least 10, with several safeties.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Tyler Green became a drug and substance abuse counselor, working with people experiencing homelessness.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 20 Dec. 2024
Patients can consult their primary care physician for referrals to genetic counselors.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Ai Sakata consultant at Nomura Research Institute While there are no official stats tracking the rental person industry in Japan, the country is home to a slew of rental services for temporary girlfriends, boyfriends, friends and even family.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Thies is a Democratic political consultant and the co-founder of Pythia Public Affairs.Evan Thies, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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His own lawyer is being investigated for criminal conduct directly related to her work as his attorney.Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
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Stanley also has the backing of the Justice Department, which is joining her lawyers in arguing on her behalf in Monday’s oral arguments.Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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Hall served as an adviser to the Service Corporation of Retired Executives (SCORE) until his death on May 8, 2002.Mike Keckhaver), arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Leonardo is aware of the claim which has been issued by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha’s family in the English High Court and is considering this with its legal advisers and insurers.Callum Davis, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles city attorney’s office declined to pursue charges in both instances.Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Trump's attorney for comment via email on Tuesday.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Justice Department continued to press over the weekend for the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his investigations into Trump.Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Cannon denied a motion by Trump's former co-defendants who sought to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith's report on the election interference case.NPR Washington Desk, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
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Post Post Share Save Buy Copies Print Over the past 25 years executives have become fervent advocates of learning, calling it an imperative, career insurance, and the only source of competitive advantage.Gianpiero Petriglieri, Harvard Business Review, 1 Jan. 2025
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Most notably, the election of Donald Trump as the 47th president means there will be a new National Labor Relations Board general counsel, whose current GC, Jennifer Abruzzo, is a strong advocate of D-I college athletes as employees and having the right to unionize.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Here, therapists, psychologists, and other relationship experts share advice for how to kindly and effectively break up with someone. 1.Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2025
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However, those users would likely be unable to update or redownload the app after that date, multiple legal experts said.CJ Haddad, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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