boarding

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Six others were rescued, with one of them taken to hospital requiring urgent care, after migrants got into difficulty boarding a boat near Calais on Wednesday morning.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

He conceived the social experiment based on a combination of his curiosity about people, the influence of “Lord of the Flies” and “Robinson Crusoe,” and his boarding school experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

She recalled dissolving into tears when she was kept from boarding for her return flight to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

At the time, Phelps was a deputy boarding housemaster, tutor and performing arts technician at the senior school for students aged 13 to 18.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

Before she knew what was happening, they were boarding a Union Pacific train.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield