- present participle of board.
boarding
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A powerful mutant with telepathic abilities, Xavier founded the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, a boarding school where young mutants get a chance to thrive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, entered Argentina on Tuesday night before boarding a flight to Ecuador, the country's National Directorate of Migration said on X.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
He was sent to a Catholic boarding school in England, but returned to Ireland as a teenager, where by the age of 18 he had begun studying to be a Jesuit priest.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
As Trudy approached this week, Trejo and his staff found themselves once again boarding up their seaside cafe — while bracing themselves for lost income and potential damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Chase’s father walked Cindy through taping and boarding up windows, securing or removing anything that might get caught by the wind, moving valuables to the upper floors….
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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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 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
A review of the number of boardings from 2018 shows routine dips in bus ridership during the summer months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025
Boys were kicking about boardings that had been torn from the statues in Trafalgar Square.
From Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
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