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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Schools need to recognize and advocate for resources on these critical non-classroom moments that are equally as important to a student’s success at school and in developing lifelong healthy habits.
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Jordan Brackett, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
The predictions were that unleashing AI to the world at large would lead to an exponential rise in cheating at school and that student essays would cease to be original.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The women find themselves in that 1959 memory at school and Max attempts to quickly figure out the fastest way from this memory into the Creel house, where Henry is currently using all the kids to move a planet.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
After Greg Green's baby girl was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the family found social support at school and among disability-rights advocates.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
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Jordan Brackett, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
The predictions were that unleashing AI to the world at large would lead to an exponential rise in cheating at school and that student essays would cease to be original.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 3 Jan. 2026
The women find themselves in that 1959 memory at school and Max attempts to quickly figure out the fastest way from this memory into the Creel house, where Henry is currently using all the kids to move a planet.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
After Greg Green's baby girl was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the family found social support at school and among disability-rights advocates.
—Kat McGowan, NPR, 31 Dec. 2025
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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