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chaperone

[shap-uh-rohn] / ˈʃæp əˌroʊn /




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As the company spread across the U.S., it maintained rules for decades: Kids were allowed only with a chaperone age 25 or older, and adults could tote along just three total kids.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

After applying, she was invited to an industry party at an Essex nightclub, with her mother as a chaperone.

From BBC Jun. 8, 2026

GGP, one of the largest mall owners in the U.S., views chaperone policies as regrettable but preferable to the disruptions caused by teen takeovers, a spokeswoman said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

At the heart of their system are the copper-binding domains of the chaperone Atox1.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2024

Just by talking without a chaperone present, we were committing a social taboo.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Kleiman said many adults rent short-term rentals for young people but then do not accompany them as chaperones.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 5, 2026

Many malls only require chaperones on weekend afternoons and evenings or during extended school breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Sporting brown berets and screen-printed vests with colorful hand-sewn badges, they followed chaperones inside as guests waiting in line recognized them.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2026

James Cockayne, an Australian anti-slavery official, tells us there are “concerns that the women are being accompanied by chaperones and minders from the Iranian regime who are controlling their ability to move and speak freely.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

Another trip to Potter Farms and a teenage party with chaperones who look vacant and are dressed in neutral, catalog-bought clothing.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King




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