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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After his initial period of fame ends, Mammoth – technically a man in his nineties, but with a body of a man in his forties – returns to his job at school.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
When consequences exist at school but disappear at home, kids learn to wait it out.
—Lance Walters, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Bookish, awkward Marianne falls in love with the much more popular Connell at school in small-town Ireland.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
From being in the stands at school games to cheering her husband on at the Super Bowl, the ‘First Lady of New England’ is in it for forever.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
When consequences exist at school but disappear at home, kids learn to wait it out.
—Lance Walters, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
Bookish, awkward Marianne falls in love with the much more popular Connell at school in small-town Ireland.
—Stephanie Bai, The Atlantic, 8 Feb. 2026
From being in the stands at school games to cheering her husband on at the Super Bowl, the ‘First Lady of New England’ is in it for forever.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 Feb. 2026
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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