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Recent Examples of boarding school
At least 16 students died in an overnight fire that started in the dormitories of a girls' boarding school, a Kenya government official said, in the latest such incident to rock the East African nation.
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
She’s seemingly returned to Los Angeles after choosing to go to boarding school at the end of last season.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 May 2026
At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, a government minister said Thursday.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 28 May 2026
The school says most students take part in some form of boarding to help ease the transition into senior boarding school life.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
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CBS News, 28 May 2026
She’s seemingly returned to Los Angeles after choosing to go to boarding school at the end of last season.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 28 May 2026
At least 16 students died in an overnight fire at a boarding school for girls in central Kenya, a government minister said Thursday.
—Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 28 May 2026
The school says most students take part in some form of boarding to help ease the transition into senior boarding school life.
—Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boarding school
- prep school
- preparatory school
- high school
- public school
- elementary school
- common school
- secondary school
- school
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Prince George currently attends Lambrook School in Berkshire alongside his siblings, but the prep school only educates students through Year 8.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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The former Oak Hill Academy prep school standout scored 29 points on 11-of-12 shooting (7-of-13 from line) and grabbed 18 rebounds in a win over Elon.—
Gary Bedore
May 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
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This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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There is no Ardua Hall and aunt training (at least not yet), and Daisy is sent to shadow Agnes at preparatory school.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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On Wednesday, May 20, The Substance actor, 72, filed a petition to end his $13,750 monthly child support payments to his ex-wife Kimberly Buffington for his 18-year-old twins Thomas and Zoe following their high school graduation, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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One frigid, gray day last winter, Halverson received word from his district network that ICE agents were in Fridley and would possibly come by the high school and middle school.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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At least 19 states have laws banning transgender girls and women from using girls’ and women’s bathrooms at public school, and in some cases, other government facilities, private schools or public places.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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During the first half of this school year, New York City public school suspension rates dropped.—
Jennifer Weber,
Washington Post,
26 May 2026
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Vais has coached a majority of Arvada West’s current seniors and a few of the Wildcats’ juniors, including his son Cooper, since that group was in elementary school.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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And Mario Thompson, an elementary school principal who has been intimately involved in all his daughters’ careers, is having to negotiate all this on the fly.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Hand in hand with that was the rise of literacy and the universal common school movement.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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Being outside of the scope of the requirement of the statutory definition of the common school system, charter schools fail to meet the definition required of a common school.—
Lucas Aulbach,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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Nadal is also continuing to give back to the next generation of tennis stars with his Rafa Nadal Academy, which includes both a tennis academy and an accredited primary and secondary school.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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Not only is Irish the Republic’s first official language, and compulsory from primary through to secondary school, it is required for entry into the civil service, and it is supported by its own radio station (Raidió na Gaeltachta) and TV station (TG4), and a range of promotional bodies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 May 2026
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Blue-and-white interiors are exuberant (nothing nautical-twee here) and new-school Aussie.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Carney said antisemites in Canada have fired bullets at Jewish schools and thrown firebombs at synagogues and attacked community centers.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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