- present participle of board.
boarding
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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
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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