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Recent Examples of boarding school
According to the complaint, Doe attended the private Owings Mills boarding school from 1975 through her graduation in 1987.
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Lexi Nicklaus, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
What actually followed for me and my younger sister Marianne was six years at a boarding school for disadvantaged kids.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean, coming-of-age tale set in a special boarding school in Japan that trains teenage girls into professional mermaids, will also debut in Un Certain Regard.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
Born in Tehran and sent to a New Jersey boarding school at age nine, Goodarzi joined Intuit in 2004 and rose quickly.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
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Lexi Nicklaus, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2026
What actually followed for me and my younger sister Marianne was six years at a boarding school for disadvantaged kids.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s Titanic Ocean, coming-of-age tale set in a special boarding school in Japan that trains teenage girls into professional mermaids, will also debut in Un Certain Regard.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
Born in Tehran and sent to a New Jersey boarding school at age nine, Goodarzi joined Intuit in 2004 and rose quickly.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for boarding school
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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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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Like her brothers, Charlotte now attends Lambrook School, a prep school for children ages 3-13 near the family's home in Windsor, England.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 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,
9 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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Those margins are substantial at the elite high school level.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Those of us who paid attention in high school social studies know that only Congress can declare war.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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In December 2019, school district officials sent documentation of Agan’s firing, along with details of their investigation, to the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, California’s educator licensing agency, as state law requires for public school teachers who resign or are fired for misconduct.—
Holly McDede,
ProPublica,
12 May 2026
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This school year alone, the TEA reports that Texas saw 75,000 fewer public school students.—
Andrea Lucia,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Some other basics include pull-ups, squats and endurance challenges, like running a mile — the kind of basics included in an elementary school fitness assessment.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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Watson and Williams were friends since elementary school, ran track together in high school, and stayed close during their college years—during which Watson was a student athlete at UIC.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
17 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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Here are the most common schools represented among ASU grads in 2025: Engineering Liberal Arts and Sciences New College Teachers College Design and the Arts Health Solutions Public Service and Community Solutions Helen Rummel covers higher education for The Arizona Republic.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
12 May 2025
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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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After completing secondary school, Keiko moved to the United States to attend Stony Brook University.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 May 2026
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Cain Clark was attending school virutally and was on track to graduate later this month, a spokesperson for the San Diego Unified School District said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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Some states, such as Hawaii, Illinois, California, and New York, might see their population of high-school graduates drop by more than twenty-five per cent.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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