school run
noun
British
: a regular trip in which parents take their children to or from school each day
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She’s been spotted doing the school run and attending her children’s events, maintaining as much normalcy as possible.
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 22 Dec. 2024
My brother went to another Catholic school run by a Jesuit priest who had the reputation of being very intellectual.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
This work can be done on their terms—during nap time, after the school run or even late at night when the house is finally quiet.
—Sarah Travers, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Whether just getting back into the routine of doing the school run or taking a weekend road trip, from September 1 through October 31, one company is providing a way to give back by just filling up your gas tank.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
During her teen years, Nellie and her younger sisters endured near-starvation and the constant fear of rape, arrest or even worse by hiding out in a local Catholic school run by nuns.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
Research shows women in China are primarily responsible for household tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping – as well as child care, including the school run, help with homework and tutoring.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Like on the school run, or to battle colossal sea monsters that have emerged from a portal at the bottom of the ocean.
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
The men and older boys sleep outside in the courtyard of what was formerly a school run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, in the southern Gazan city of Rafah.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
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Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 22 Dec. 2024
My brother went to another Catholic school run by a Jesuit priest who had the reputation of being very intellectual.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
This work can be done on their terms—during nap time, after the school run or even late at night when the house is finally quiet.
—Sarah Travers, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024
Whether just getting back into the routine of doing the school run or taking a weekend road trip, from September 1 through October 31, one company is providing a way to give back by just filling up your gas tank.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
During her teen years, Nellie and her younger sisters endured near-starvation and the constant fear of rape, arrest or even worse by hiding out in a local Catholic school run by nuns.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 19 July 2024
Research shows women in China are primarily responsible for household tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping – as well as child care, including the school run, help with homework and tutoring.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
Like on the school run, or to battle colossal sea monsters that have emerged from a portal at the bottom of the ocean.
—Evan Williams, Ars Technica, 31 Oct. 2023
The men and older boys sleep outside in the courtyard of what was formerly a school run by UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, in the southern Gazan city of Rafah.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
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“School run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20run. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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