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In Britain, a comprehensive school is what type of institution?

comprehensive

[kom-pri-hen-siv] / ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn sɪv /


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A comprehensive review by Yi Ru and colleagues examines this issue in detail, looking at how a wide range of immune cells behave throughout the wound healing process.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

Even so, this book—the first comprehensive Debs biography since Nick Salvatore’s Bancroft Prize-winning classic of 1982—is competently researched, colorful and occasionally moving.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

But the BBC investigation sparked a public outcry and led to calls from lawmakers for an investigation, after which the government announced a comprehensive review.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

It also reported "comprehensive preventive and anti-epidemic measures" had been implemented, without saying what the measures were.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

His response was to submit to the society a comprehensive paper on light and colours.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

Look, CSU and all regional comprehensives in this country have a budget problem.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

From BASIS’s first year in 1996-1997, students who failed the comprehensives had to retake them.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2019

Pupils at grammars do get better results than they would at comprehensives.

From Economist ● Aug. 11, 2016

The new counter-extremism requirements will apply to all schools, primary and nursery as well as secondary, in village schools as well as inner-city comprehensives.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2015

Professor David Woods, the chief adviser for London schools, said the "chattering classes" were wrong about the capital's comprehensives.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2011




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