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pupil

[pyoo-puhl] / ˈpyu pəl /


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"The costs are always important", she said, but added that with 68p from the government, per pupil, per day, it was a "sustainable model ".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The cost, Hicks said, was about £8 per pupil, amounting to £1,700 for the year group.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

A 21-year-old university student, whose name was not made public, and sixth form pupil Juliette Kenny both died after contracting the infection - many others received in-patient hospital care.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

One pupil said four pupils would sit with Blackmore in her room at every break and lunch.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Nor could he see any way to become Zau’s pupil, however warm the possible invitation, without a place to live and a way to earn his fee.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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