- present participle of board.
boarding
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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
Designed by married couple Timko and Neece, who worked as a trainer and TV game show director, respectively, this dog boarding retreat is like no other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Bush never quite lost his boarding school bearing.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
He was then seen disembarking Air Force One in the UK, before boarding his newer, Qatari-gifted jet and returning to the US.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
When they got into Tyler, it turned out that the man lived at a boarding house just down the street from Lewis’s lady friend.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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“But what we didn’t know until these boardings was what type of cyber risks were aboard these ships.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
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
The route between downtown Los Angeles and Koreatown is one of Metro’s most heavily used rail lines, with an average of around 65,000 daily boardings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 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
Over the boardings let there be placed wattles very closely woven of thin twigs as fresh as possible.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio