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private school

NOUN
school with tuition
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For the family earning $400,000 with two kids in private school and a mortgage, it might be the largest financial goal they have.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Tears filled the eyes of teachers and students in the combined fourth- and fifth-grade classroom at Tessellations, an exclusive Silicon Valley private school for gifted children.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I support parents who choose private school or homeschooling for their kids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

She joined the private school - whose ex-pupils include a string of Welsh internationals - in September 2023, but was suspended and later resigned.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

She knew he’d gone to that fancy private school and that he lived in Brooklyn, because he never stopped complaining about it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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