school run
noun
British
: a regular trip in which parents take their children to or from school each day
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The reception team can arrange a surf lesson with The Art of Surfing, a local school run by brothers Alonso and Sasha.
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David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
The novel, set in the late 1990s, follows Ramona and Grace, two aspiring actresses who get accepted into the titular academy, a school run by the company Dahlen Entertainment and its steely founder, Genevieve Spalding.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
The majority of the workforce are what are usually called classified or support staff—the people who do really important work to make the school run.
—The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
She’s been spotted doing the school run and attending her children’s events, maintaining as much normalcy as possible.
—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
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David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 12 May 2025
The novel, set in the late 1990s, follows Ramona and Grace, two aspiring actresses who get accepted into the titular academy, a school run by the company Dahlen Entertainment and its steely founder, Genevieve Spalding.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2025
The majority of the workforce are what are usually called classified or support staff—the people who do really important work to make the school run.
—The Sorenson Impact Institute, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
She’s been spotted doing the school run and attending her children’s events, maintaining as much normalcy as possible.
—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
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“School run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20run. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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