chaperone
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At some stage on Monday morning, he absconded from his court-approved civilian chaperone.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
Arginine also acts as a safe chemical chaperone, helping proteins maintain their proper structure.
From Science Daily ● May 4, 2026
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
On the other hand, it was probably good she was above deck chaperoning their chaperone.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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
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
These include having chaperones in all rehearsal rooms, adding two new welfare producers and providing additional training for the professional dancers, production team and crew.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
And so there we were, standing like two prom chaperones in a long line of women all younger and thinner by comparison.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
Frank and Bill didn’t like the chaperone job any more than the girls liked having them for chaperones.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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"My Favorite Chaperone," Vocabulary from the short story
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