chaperone
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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
These chaperone policies—sometimes called youth escort or parental guidance policies—started decades ago and have increased alongside the rise in mall disruptions over the years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
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
Stay hydrated and nourished, because your multiplex chaperone duties aren’t truly over until early August or so, when the fare turns distinctively adult-themed before going full prestige in the child-unfriendly zone of fall awards season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
Fern’s face was turning colors and her eyebrows reached up to say “please, please” so I grabbed Fern’s hand, said, “Come on,” and we exited the 727 without our chaperone.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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
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
She said that families needed to be reassured about how any changes would affect their children, and also how it would affect chaperones needed to accompany some children.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 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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