chaperone

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When Simpson was in elementary school, the UT-Martin coaches assigned one of their graduate assistants to chaperone him during practices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

His wife at the time, Monika Bawa, then a registered physiotherapist, acted as his chaperone from this point in his private clinic, which was agreed by the Interim Orders Investigating Committee.

From BBC • Sep. 30, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2024

Some of her other most memorable roles include the 1985 Merchant Ivory film A Room With a View, in which she played the chaperone Charlotte Barlett, accompanying Helen Bonham Carter's Lucy Honeychurch to Italy.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024

He took her hand and then smiled at Ginika, as though to a nice chaperone whose job was now done.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie