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prep school



NOUN
preparatory school
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In towns near camps in western Massachusetts, it’s not uncommon to overhear conversations about prep school wait lists and tennis programs.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Foster attended a French-language prep school in Los Angeles as a child, meaning she attained fluency with much more ease and access than many Americans are afforded.

From Salon Jan. 18, 2026

Stokes arrived last season from a Northern California prep school and helped the Knights reach the Southern Section Open Division championship game and the Southern California Regional final.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

When he was a child, his aunt and uncle accidentally enrolled him in a Baptist boarding school in Kentucky, thinking it was a prestigious prep school.

From MarketWatch Nov. 3, 2025

The two other boys, classmates in a Manhattan prep school, exit the lobby together.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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