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  • present participle of board.
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boarding

[bawr-ding, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /




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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

Prince George will now become a boarder, with the school having 25 boarding houses, with each having approximately 55 pupils, looked after by residential staff headed by a house master.

From BBC Sep. 8, 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

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

In chapter 9 you will read about boarding schools created by the US government.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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

Several warships remain in the Caribbean, and Coast Guard teams are in position to conduct more boardings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 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

She came to the part of Fifth Avenue where the great houses begin to thin out, and vacant lots, as if ashamed of their vacancy, shrink behind boardings vivid with the news of picture-plays.

From The Dust Flower by Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren) Kline



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