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Recent Examples of boarding school
The novel begins in the claustrophobic atmosphere of Naxos, an elite (and fictional) boarding school for Black students in Alabama where Helga teaches.
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Nicky Marsh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Andrew was schooled at Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire, England, and later at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland (where both Philip and Charles also attended).
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
This had required another of the frequent uprootings of my growing up—from a Swiss boarding school, in this instance.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Two days earlier, Allman had been arrested for causing a disturbance at a boarding school in Concord.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
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Nicky Marsh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Andrew was schooled at Heatherdown Preparatory School in Berkshire, England, and later at Gordonstoun boarding school in Scotland (where both Philip and Charles also attended).
—Christina Perrier, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
This had required another of the frequent uprootings of my growing up—from a Swiss boarding school, in this instance.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Two days earlier, Allman had been arrested for causing a disturbance at a boarding school in Concord.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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That will mean Fielder, a Boise native who began his high school career at Rocky Mountain High before transferring to a Southern California prep school, came home for just one season.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lots of international talent Marvin Nguetsop, a German defensive end who is doing a year of prep school in Connecticut, was considered the top recruit on Collier’s recent tour.—
Ken Maguire,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Agnes attends a preparatory school run by Dowd’s Aunt Lydia, who watches over the daughters of Gilead’s elite both literally and in the form of a towering statue in the school’s atrium.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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The show follows Agnes (Infiniti), the daughter of a high-ranking commander enrolled in an elite preparatory school run by Aunt Lydia (Dowd).—
Nada Aboul Kheir,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2026
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This season, for Kitty, for Yuri, for all of our characters, is really about all of them being on the precipice of adulthood, and transitioning in this final year of being seniors in high school into being adults.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox took the floor for a game in Milwaukee with a headband on, in hopes of throwing his look back to his high school days at Cypress Lakes in Katy.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
2 Apr. 2026
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This year, more than 2,600 OCPS students left public school to use those scholarships, also called vouchers, according to Step Up For Students, which administers most of Florida’s scholarships.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
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My father was a public school teacher.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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In August, fast-growing Star will welcome around 600 students to a new elementary school on North Pollard Lane.—
Noah Daly,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cajon Valley is a growing elementary school district serving nearly 18,000 students, among them many refugees and recent immigrants.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025: Engineering Liberal Arts and Sciences New College Teachers College Design and the Arts Health Solutions Public Service and Community Solutions Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
12 May 2025
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But the stakes of state legislation that would create new hurdles for immigrant children to attend elementary and secondary school would arguably be much higher.—
William McCorkle,
The Conversation,
23 Mar. 2026
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United Teachers Los Angeles represents more than 30,000 classroom teachers, psychologists, attendance counselors, guidance counselors, nurses and secondary school librarians.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Two men have been indicted on federal charges of possessing guns in a school zone, though the case stems from a shootout across the street from an elementary school, in a liquor store parking lot, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Donovan could attempt to add more and attach his name to the school's legacy.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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