crossing guard
noun
: a person whose job is to help people (such as schoolchildren) go across busy streets safely
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All of these factors and more led him to recommend installing a crossing guard for the 2023-2024 school year instead.
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Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
Their concerns persist even after the city of Cupertino installed a crossing guard at the beginning of the school year to keep foot and vehicle traffic flowing smoothly.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
He's been accused of robbing a jewelry store on King Street at gunpoint, almost running over a crossing guard in his effort to leave the area, and leading seven police cars on a high- speed chase before running out of gas.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2023
The police department’s Traffic Unit had been overseeing the crossing guard program, which has had a high turnover rate.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
Seven blocks west, past the playground, past more fliers, past a crossing guard on the corner who stopped him and said someone told her just yesterday that the woman in the video was an attorney.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
Aziz said an experienced crossing guard who had worked the intersection where the crash occurred retired over the summer.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Over the years, in between caring for her daughter, Ms. Williams has worked in a day care center, at a bank, and as a crossing guard.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
The truck allegedly hit the crossing guard at an intersection and continued on Cane Run Road, the citation said.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2023
Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
Their concerns persist even after the city of Cupertino installed a crossing guard at the beginning of the school year to keep foot and vehicle traffic flowing smoothly.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
He's been accused of robbing a jewelry store on King Street at gunpoint, almost running over a crossing guard in his effort to leave the area, and leading seven police cars on a high- speed chase before running out of gas.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2023
The police department’s Traffic Unit had been overseeing the crossing guard program, which has had a high turnover rate.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2023
Seven blocks west, past the playground, past more fliers, past a crossing guard on the corner who stopped him and said someone told her just yesterday that the woman in the video was an attorney.
—Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2024
Aziz said an experienced crossing guard who had worked the intersection where the crash occurred retired over the summer.
—Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Over the years, in between caring for her daughter, Ms. Williams has worked in a day care center, at a bank, and as a crossing guard.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023
The truck allegedly hit the crossing guard at an intersection and continued on Cane Run Road, the citation said.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2023
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“Crossing guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crossing%20guard. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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