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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Comments will also be easier to view while watching Reels.—
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Not even Mother Nature would stop him from watching his two favorite soccer teams compete against each other.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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As the film starts, Maria is first met supervising a class trip to the local cider factory owned by local burgher Frank (Sean Gilder), whose daughter Pauline (Nia Brown) is in Maria’s class.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Sep. 2025
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Talent shifts from large sets of tier-1 agents to a smaller set of specialists focused on supervising, handling escalations, training, and improving AI systems.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Babysitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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