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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a ward of" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal or social contexts to refer to a person, often a minor, who is under the protection or care of a guardian or the state.
Example: "After the tragic loss of her parents, she became a ward of the state and was placed in a foster home."
Alternatives: "under guardianship" or "in protective custody."
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The auto industry is a ward of the state.
Afghanistan is a ward of the international system.
Once a ward of private contributions and philanthropic foundations, the American university, like American science and technology, became in some respects a ward of the state.
And it doesn't matter whether you're in a ward of people who have wealth, or a ward of people who have nothing.
On a ward of ten only one patient had a nice flowery washbag, for example.
Genie, a ward of court, was moved to LA's children's hospital.
Corey spent much of his childhood as a ward of the Brooklyn Hebrew Orphan Asylum.
Chad essentially became a ward of France and the United States.
Gaza's status as a ward of someone else's state changed abruptly with the 2006 elections.
Who fills out the form for a ward of the court?
In a corner of a ward of some seventy inmates, Ramírez alone had a worktable.
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