in school
idiom
US
: attending school as a student
My parents won't let me get a job while I'm in school.
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Childhood memories will also be renewed for Lindell, who will be reunited with Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo, his former classmate in school from ages 10-15.
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Lia Assimakopoulos
dallas Stars, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Van Der Beek, the eldest of three children, began acting in school productions before making his professional stage debut at age 16 in New York, according to the New York Times.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
On Friday, Alatzakis said there were 1,300 fewer students in school for the eighth period than there were during the third period that morning.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Judges could find the NCAA’s exclusion of players who signed NBA contracts sensible considering that college sports are typically played by degree-seeking students who ordinarily spend four or five years in school and then move on to another phase of life, usually a job or grad school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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Lia Assimakopoulos
dallas Stars, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026
Van Der Beek, the eldest of three children, began acting in school productions before making his professional stage debut at age 16 in New York, according to the New York Times.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
On Friday, Alatzakis said there were 1,300 fewer students in school for the eighth period than there were during the third period that morning.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Judges could find the NCAA’s exclusion of players who signed NBA contracts sensible considering that college sports are typically played by degree-seeking students who ordinarily spend four or five years in school and then move on to another phase of life, usually a job or grad school.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Feb. 2026
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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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