the buddy system
noun phrase
US
: an arrangement in which two people help or protect each other
If your children walk to school, have them use the buddy system.
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Related article Bedroom sharing and the buddy system.
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Zoe Sottile, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Use the buddy system, keep an eye on each other, and immediately report any distress to the nearest emergency response representative.
—Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
Along with this increase in funding, this program dedicated to female empowerment should empower women by eliminating their dress coding policies and the buddy system.
—Shreya Prabhu, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2024
Dawes and Lucius did a rare thing, then, in employing the buddy system for a tour that wrapped up Sunday with an almost-hometown show at Pappy + Harriet’s, out in the hills above and beyond Palm Springs.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2024
Use the buddy system, and let folks know your plans.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
Advertisement Practice the buddy system and stay in communication with friends and family.
—Thomas J. Henry Personal Injury Law, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
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Zoe Sottile, CNN, 10 Sep. 2024
Use the buddy system, keep an eye on each other, and immediately report any distress to the nearest emergency response representative.
—Kayla Cockrel, Detroit Free Press, 14 Aug. 2024
Along with this increase in funding, this program dedicated to female empowerment should empower women by eliminating their dress coding policies and the buddy system.
—Shreya Prabhu, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2024
Dawes and Lucius did a rare thing, then, in employing the buddy system for a tour that wrapped up Sunday with an almost-hometown show at Pappy + Harriet’s, out in the hills above and beyond Palm Springs.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2024
Use the buddy system, and let folks know your plans.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
Advertisement Practice the buddy system and stay in communication with friends and family.
—Thomas J. Henry Personal Injury Law, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
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“The buddy system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20buddy%20system. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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