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boarder

[bawr-der, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dər, ˈboʊr- /


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After learning the basics of tap dancing from a boarder in the house where he was living, he caught the eye of more experienced tappers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

“I was so traumatized,” Morrow, a school bus driver and dog boarder, said in an interview.

From Salon Apr. 15, 2026

The British boarder has had a turbulent build-up to the Games, which included tearing the medial collateral ligament in her right knee in April.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2024

A kayaker helped one paddle boarder to shore, and a boater helped another.

From Seattle Times Apr. 20, 2024

He comes to live with a schoolmaster's son called François as a boarder.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Financial lessons from the nation’s history: embrace risks, don’t be afraid of debt, take in boarders if things get tight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Financial lessons from the nation’s history as the U.S. reaches 250 years: take risks, don’t be afraid of debt, take in boarders if things get tight.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

While crews worked diligently to rake the fake snow over exposed rocks and patches of bare dirt on Friday, skiers and boarders scraped by like traffic on the 405 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

Fees for boarders at Fettes College can cost up to £54,000 a year, inclusive of VAT.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2025

For by now, in addition to the workers whom we wanted to initiate into the system, we had three more permanent boarders: Thea Dacosta, Meta Monsanto, and Mary Itallie.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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