au pair

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Recent Examples of au pair After police arrived, the family’s breathless au pair shared a harrowing story with them outside in the driveway. Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026 One section of the upper level includes a separate living area with its own entrance — an arrangement that could easily function as an in-law or au pair suite. Miriam Schwartz, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026 An au pair who schemed with her employer-turned-lover to kill his wife and another man received a 10-year sentence on Friday. CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026 One promising model already exists in the State Department’s au pair program, which pairs young people with host families for live-in support. Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for au pair

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“Au pair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/au%20pair. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.

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