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boarding

[bawr-ding, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ, ˈboʊr- /




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Bolsonaro, who lost Brazil's runoff election to incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday, entered Argentina on Tuesday night before boarding a flight to Ecuador, the country's National Directorate of Migration said on X.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

He was sent to a Catholic boarding school in England, but returned to Ireland as a teenager, where by the age of 18 he had begun studying to be a Jesuit priest.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

As Trudy approached this week, Trejo and his staff found themselves once again boarding up their seaside cafe — while bracing themselves for lost income and potential damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

UC Santa Barbara was a coed setting after years of all-boys boarding schools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“It happens all the time at yeshivas and boarding schools. Harmless fun, really.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Bloomberg News earlier reported one of the boardings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Former Royal Navy warship commander Tom Sharpe told BBC Verify it was "utterly confusing" and "pathetic" that no boardings had been carried out.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

"The EU could support Member States in their efforts if they agree to grant the EU the right to negotiate agreements on their behalf for pre-authorised boardings for inspections."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025

June saw a roughly 13.5% decline from the month before — the lowest June on record since 2022, when boardings had begun to climb again after the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2025

The same night the boardings were covered with posters, "Burlesque of Othello," and the contrast blazed up in my mind like a bonfire.

From Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson by Robert Louis Stevenson


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