at school
idiom
British
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm at school.
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The program is aimed at school leavers and young adults under 25, who may be unsure about their future career path.
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Eventually, Noah’s mom visited him at school to check in on him.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Carlos' grandmother, Tina McMiller, has been raising him since September, when his mother, Romeca Meeks-Blackmon, was shot and killed in the South Loop after dropping Carlos off at school.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Parents have a constitutional right to be informed if their child changes their gender presentation at school, and schools can’t hide that information from parents, a San Diego federal judge ruled in a class-action lawsuit.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
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Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 28 Dec. 2025
Eventually, Noah’s mom visited him at school to check in on him.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Carlos' grandmother, Tina McMiller, has been raising him since September, when his mother, Romeca Meeks-Blackmon, was shot and killed in the South Loop after dropping Carlos off at school.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2025
Parents have a constitutional right to be informed if their child changes their gender presentation at school, and schools can’t hide that information from parents, a San Diego federal judge ruled in a class-action lawsuit.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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