boarder
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He was a boogie boarder until the object of his adoration told him, “What are you riding that for? You should be surfing. Get a surfboard.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Earlier this week, he attended the funeral of Norway's King Harald in Oslo and brought his son Prince George to his first day as a boarder at Eton College.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
After learning the basics of tap dancing from a boarder in the house where he was living, he caught the eye of more experienced tappers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
“I was so traumatized,” Morrow, a school bus driver and dog boarder, said in an interview.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2026
When Mary Surratt and her boarder arrived in Surrattsville, the tavern keeper, John Lloyd, wasn’t there.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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And the death rate four weeks after hospital entry was higher for boarders who experienced early clinical deterioration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Taking in boarders or starting a business, he says, are better strategies than buying a stock and hoping it will grow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
A couple have told of their "heartache" after their beloved German Shepherd went missing while in the care of a couple who were later found to be illegal dog boarders.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
Once, they might have been rented out to boarders, but that model has unfortunately fallen out of fashion in spite of platforms like Airbnb, perhaps because the owners often don’t need the money.
From Slate ● Nov. 27, 2024
The Lucys owned a grocery store and opened their spacious home, which was located on the periphery of the Newsome Park development, to boarders.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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