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pupil

[pyoo-puhl] / ˈpyu pəl /


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Lord Bath grew up at Longleat and was a pupil at the local school, returning on the school bus each day.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

One of the schools which Leng and Hodgson work with is York High, which has a pupil population that is among the city's most deprived.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The report says up to five students would go to see Blackmore during breaks and lunchtimes at the school, and one pupil said the teacher saw them as friends, not students.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The man was a pupil at the Mulberry Bush School in Standlake, Oxfordshire, more than a decade ago and was awarded £18,900 in damages by the High Court in November 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

He had been a pupil of the Archmage, and returned sometimes to Roke for the Winter Festival or the Long Dance in summer.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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