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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Political analysts will also be closely watching the dynamic between Colombia and Venezuela.
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There are various theories, but there's a certain amount of this kind of behavior that definitely bears watching.
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Army investigations have repeatedly pointed to the same factors contributing to fatal training incidents including sleep deprivation, inadequate training and inexperienced leaders supervising high-risk exercises.
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The family's complaint accuses the church of negligence in operating the event and in supervising the volunteer who allegedly placed the recording device.
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“Babysitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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