boarding
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She attended Choate Rosemary Hall, an exclusive boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, and went to Barnard College in New York.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
He conceived the social experiment based on a combination of his curiosity about people, the influence of “Lord of the Flies” and “Robinson Crusoe,” and his boarding school experience.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The newspaper describes her as a "dog breeder and horse lover" who ran Croft Farm, a boarding kennels in the village Thorpe in Balne.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Passengers at some airport gates erupted in cheers as boarding announcements began after 7 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
For years, I’d literally count the days, awaiting his return from boarding school so we could resume our adventures.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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