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Recent Examples of preparatory school
The show follows Agnes (Infiniti), the daughter of a high-ranking commander enrolled in an elite preparatory school run by Aunt Lydia (Dowd).
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Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The trailer depicts the duo navigating Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, where obedience is instilled into the young female students.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Sugar Bowl Resort confirmed that many of the people on the trip were connected with Sugar Bowl Academy, an elite ski and snowboarding preparatory school in Donner Pass.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Located in Lisle, Illinois, Benet Academy is a private Catholic college preparatory school that competes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2026
The trailer depicts the duo navigating Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, where obedience is instilled into the young female students.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026
Sugar Bowl Resort confirmed that many of the people on the trip were connected with Sugar Bowl Academy, an elite ski and snowboarding preparatory school in Donner Pass.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Located in Lisle, Illinois, Benet Academy is a private Catholic college preparatory school that competes in the East Suburban Catholic Conference.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparatory school
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The arrest came days after he was arrested in the nearby city of Concord after allegedly causing a disturbance at a prep school, the Concord Police Department (CPD) confirmed to PEOPLE at the time.—
Jeff Nelson,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Fielder grew up in the Treasure Valley and began his high school career at Rocky Mountain High School before transferring to a Southern California prep school.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2026
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What actually followed for me and my younger sister Marianne was six years at a boarding school for disadvantaged kids.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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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
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People stand at the courtyard of a secondary school where an assailant opened fire, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, April 15, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The secondary school was briefly placed on lockdown before the pursuit continued.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Our contract enabled the school district to implement mandatory recess for elementary school students; codify smaller class sizes; expand access to honors, arts, music and sports; and establish dual language schools in the Black community on the West and South sides.—
Stacy Davis Gates,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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Jarvis and Rosen first rubbed elbows in elementary school.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
19 Apr. 2026
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These key distinctions make AI education more than a buzzword, highlighting the real-world difference between pupils learning career-ready technical skills versus efforts to force the nascent technology into primary school classrooms.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Among the casualties of Operation Epic Fury’s first day were more than a hundred and seventy-five people, most of them little girls, at the Shajareh Tayyebeh primary school, in the southern city of Minab.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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What’s a good Korean skin prep routine for mature skin?—
Sarah Y. Wu,
Glamour,
22 Apr. 2026
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This kind of kitchen refresh removes visual noise and makes cooking and meal prep feel less like a chore.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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For years, they have been drawn by zero income tax, security, international schools, and a glamorous lifestyle.—
Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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In 1971, the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the use of busing to achieve racial desegregation in schools.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Mill Creek football coach Josh Lovelady says Caleb Downs’ rise from athletic high school freshman to first-round NFL draft pick was like a puzzle.—
Jack Leo,
AJC.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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And his favorite high school team, the Spartans, swept a two-game series from Sun Valley Poly with their own great pitching to move three games up in the Valley Mission League race with four to play.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2026
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