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  • present participle of board.
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boarding

[bawr-ding, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /




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Howard-Taylor, who served as vice president for six years to 2024, was detained before boarding a flight to leave Liberia at Roberts International Airport in the capital, Monrovia.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Bush never quite lost his boarding school bearing.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

By 13, he was spending hours each day practicing alone in the basement at his boarding school.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

According to the Post, Trump crossed to the other side of the presidential plane after boarding and stepped into the truck’s elevated container.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

The couple hurried to the railroad station, boarding a train headed for Hartford, Connecticut...which was as far away as they could get.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Former Royal Navy warship commander Tom Sharpe told BBC Verify it was "utterly confusing" and "pathetic" that no boardings had been carried out.

From BBC May 12, 2026

Several warships remain in the Caribbean, and Coast Guard teams are in position to conduct more boardings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

"The EU could support Member States in their efforts if they agree to grant the EU the right to negotiate agreements on their behalf for pre-authorised boardings for inspections."

From Barron's Oct. 20, 2025

It saw more than 1.8 million boardings in August.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2025

The door was locked, boardings were fixed in some of the beautiful windows, and advertisements of Amer-Picon and auctions and political meetings defaced the front.

From France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 by William Henry Hurlbert



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