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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The show’s characters idled away their time watching programs like Years of Our Days to Live.—
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Severe storms are expected Monday evening into overnight across the Kansas City region, and while that’s forecasters’ main concern, the National Weather Service is also watching a conditional chance for a few thunderstorms to pop up near the Kansas-Missouri line mid-afternoon.—
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Kansas City Star,
18 May 2026
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Griswold's office is responsible for supervising Colorado's elections and maintaining the statewide file of voter registrations.—
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USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Leaders increasingly must learn how to orchestrate systems rather than simply manage processes—from supervising individual workflows to coordinating intelligent networks, and from controlling static operations to adapting continuously evolving environments.—
Mira Tzur,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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“Babysitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/babysitting. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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