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boarding school

[bawr-ding skool] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ ˌskul /


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While at boarding school, he had his first brush with the mystique of acting when he was called on stage to assist a magician with an illusion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Randall was removed from his role as chaplain at the fee-paying boarding school and reported to the government counter-terrorism watchdog Prevent.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 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

Bush never quite lost his boarding school bearing.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

The boarding school was more than a hundred miles from my home, so our journey took us several days.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac


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