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boarder

[bawr-der, bohr-] / ˈbɔr dər, ˈboʊr- /


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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

A Seattle Fire Department rescue swimmer swam to that paddle boarder, and with help from a nearby boat, brought that person to shore, too.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

I know I’ve never seen her before and wonder whether she’s one of Aunt Tess’s friends, or perhaps a new boarder, arrived late and unsure of whether she should ring the bell.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Financial lessons from the nation’s history: embrace risks, don’t be afraid of debt, take in boarders if things get tight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 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

This would allow skiers and boarders to move back and forth between resorts without driving or boarding a shuttle bus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024

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

Mick left the family and the boarders on the front porch and walked back through the alley to the dark yard.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers


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