as in escorting
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
her father squired her to the dance to make sure she got there all right
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On Tuesday afternoon, the sidewalk in front of the facility had become a hive of activity – including the return of Nick Shirley – as media and Shirley supporters watched adults escorting children in and out.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
1 Jan. 2026 -
He is monitored with a video camera that is attached to his escorting officer.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
20 Dec. 2025
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New state sales tax revenue generated within the massive STAR bond district will pay back the bond debt used to build a new stadium and accompanying facilities for several decades.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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The accompanying carousel of images show Bure in her younger years, smiling alongside Saget on set and at various events throughout their careers.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Middleton first carried the Small Hudson bag from DeMellier in a rich mocha brown while attending Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Estate.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Among the companies attending are Chevron, which still operates in Venezuela, and ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, which both had oil projects in the country that were lost as part of a 2007 nationalization of private businesses under Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Squiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squiring. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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