nanny

Example Sentences

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“It’s like a nanny state, or helicopter parenting.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Department of Homeland Security said it would investigate allegations that Rep. Eric Swalwell hired an undocumented nanny.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

"If Singapore is a nanny state, then I'm proud to have fostered one," Lee Kuan Yew famously wrote in one of his books.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

In reality, aside from Zamora, only three others were listed on the company’s payroll: his now ex-wife, her brother and the couple’s nanny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Runaway, lover, wife, waitress, gallery manager, nanny, and a few- more in between.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins