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boarding school

[bawr-ding skool] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ ˌskul /


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During a trip home to Argentina, he met Evelyn Penelope Jane Rose, known as Penny, an Englishwoman who was working as a teacher in a British-style boarding school in Buenos Aires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

In the eighth grade, Elsesser accepted a full scholarship to an elite boarding school in East Hampton, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

The suspected outbreak came after 730 people fell ill after consuming MBG meals at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, on Tuesday, a local health official said.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 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

Carmencita's quip in English is the product of her two or three years away in boarding school in the States.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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