as in watching
to take care of a child while the child's parents are away
She babysits their kids on Saturday nights.
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After watching his ball go into the bunker, the LIV golfer then attacked a nearby water cooler, severing the head of the club from its shaft.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026 -
The upswing suggests that the exhibition industry is beginning to recover from the devastating downturn that occurred in the aftermath of the pandemic when people got out of the habit of watching movies on the big screen and instead turned to Netflix and other streaming platforms.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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Snow remains out of custody on bail, with conditions that include a prohibition against supervising children other than her own.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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John Trefry is co-executive producer and Aysu Saliba and Cara Tortora are supervising producers.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Babysitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitting. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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