boarding

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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

One South Sudanese sophomore at Bates College in Maine was stopped from boarding her flight back to the U.S. the day after the ban was announced.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But there was a moment, when this man was boarding the bus, that the footage showed him in profile – this moment was what convinced police it was Stephen McCullagh.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

At the time, Phelps was a deputy boarding housemaster, tutor and performing arts technician at the senior school for students aged 13 to 18.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

But before the boarding house, there are apartment buildings.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron