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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While this means children who need glasses are not getting them, thus risking falling behind at school, the health implications are more pronounced.
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Brian Park, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Start doing her homework at school and laying out her clothes for the whole week on Sunday evening.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Feb. 2026
Recently, one of Bianco’s sons got into minor mischief at school with the son of Marie McCabe, a pediatric neuropsychologist also based in Saratoga Springs.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
A little more than a week before the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School, Colt Gray had an anxiety attack at school, jurors were told during testimony in his father’s trial on Friday.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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Brian Park, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
Start doing her homework at school and laying out her clothes for the whole week on Sunday evening.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 23 Feb. 2026
Recently, one of Bianco’s sons got into minor mischief at school with the son of Marie McCabe, a pediatric neuropsychologist also based in Saratoga Springs.
—Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
A little more than a week before the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School, Colt Gray had an anxiety attack at school, jurors were told during testimony in his father’s trial on Friday.
—Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 21 Feb. 2026
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“At school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20school. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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