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boarding school

[bawr-ding skool] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ ˌskul /


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The Ndholo Kusumo boarding school reportedly had a permit since 2021, and was home to at least 252 students.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in November 1938, Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III went to a military boarding school in Tennessee, and then attended Brown University, but was expelled before graduating.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

She attended Choate Rosemary Hall, an exclusive boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, and went to Barnard College in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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

“You should have seen that boarding school of mine during vacations.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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