variants
or madrasas
also madrassahs
or madrasahs
as in yeshivas
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Noun
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The Lambert, North Oconee and Lake Oconee Academy girls continued to extend their dominance in high school golf, while two other schools earned their first titles as the GHSA championships concluded Tuesday throughout the state.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026 -
Most of the schools that have shut down are, like Mills, small, private institutions.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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Ohio charter schools are established by a sponsor that ensures schools follow their contracts and, every five years, determines if the school will be renewed and continue to operate as a public charter school.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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In 2017, the roughly 125,000 students enrolled in independent study charter schools in California represented more than 20 percent of all charter school students in the state.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Madrassas.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madrassas. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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