chaperone
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It is unclear who that chaperone is or what powers, if any, were given to that person.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Yet these survivors are so hard-wired to be fearful of their neighbors that Hig and Cima’s rusty, tentative flirtation takes place under the gaze of her daddy’s gun, a heck of a chaperone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 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
Dad resigned as chaperone the next day, at Sunday dinner.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Ebbw Fawr Learning Community in Blaenau Gwent introduced the chaperones in response to costly vandalism and excessive time spent out of lessons.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
In Milford, Conn., Anthony Martiro, manager of the Innogoodshop, which sells trendy Asian tchotchkes and snacks, said chaperones have reduced the “mischief, mayhem and stealing” previously caused by groups of teenagers wandering the mall.
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
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
“Shake it off, you guys,” coached Margaret Miles, the librarian who was one of the Midwest team’s chaperones.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
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