boarding school
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Set at a boarding school for vampires, it attempted to address classism in the species.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Bechi is the son of prominent Islamic cleric Muhammad Mukhtar Mu'thi, founder of the Shiddiqiyyah Islamic boarding school in Jombang, East Java.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
He attended the elite boarding school Eton, later revealing his hurt over William allegedly ignoring him while also there.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
After attending the Connecticut boarding school Hotchkiss, she earned a scholarship to Princeton, arriving on campus in the late 1980s hoping to take at least one writing class with Toni Morrison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“It’s a metaphor for the whole boarding school experience,” Jerome said.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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