school run

noun

British
: a regular trip in which parents take their children to or from school each day

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Margaret Flanagan, who now directs the ongoing nun study at UT Health, has family members who attended a Chicago school run by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 With only 12 weeks to pull together a wardrobe for the cast, and few of Jones’s old clothing in the archives, Rowe recreated some historical looks— such as the infamous red penguin-print pajama set (a version of the pajama top is worn by Jones on a school run in the new film). Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 Less than a week later, another encounter on the school run had a different outcome. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026 The idea came to Charman during the daily school run. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for school run

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“School run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20run. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

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