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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The household survey also indicated that more people who were not working were instead in school or training.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Food waste is a perennial issue in school meal programs.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Kids are generally back in school, and that coincides with the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, which reaches its height between mid-August and mid-October.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 5 June 2025
In a game that will be remembered for generations, Ramona High School’s baseball team made history on Saturday, becoming the first in school history to win a CIF Championship by defeating Otay Ranch 8–6.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
Food waste is a perennial issue in school meal programs.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Kids are generally back in school, and that coincides with the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, which reaches its height between mid-August and mid-October.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 5 June 2025
In a game that will be remembered for generations, Ramona High School’s baseball team made history on Saturday, becoming the first in school history to win a CIF Championship by defeating Otay Ranch 8–6.
—Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2025
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“In school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20school. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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