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chaperone

[shap-uh-rohn] / ˈʃæp əˌroʊn /




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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

Following a review in February 2018, the committee decided the chaperone must not be related to him.

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

I had to sit with the adult chaperone who smelled like Funyons.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle




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