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boarding

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




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McCartney said passengers had completed the normal departure process on Saturday night, collecting their boarding passes and gathering at the gate before the flight was called off after more than two hours of delays.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

He attended the elite boarding school Eton, later revealing his hurt over William allegedly ignoring him while also there.

From Barron's Aug. 23, 2026

After attending the Connecticut boarding school Hotchkiss, she earned a scholarship to Princeton, arriving on campus in the late 1980s hoping to take at least one writing class with Toni Morrison.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Bush never quite lost his boarding school bearing.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"Finally on the day we docked at Southampton, the very day before I was to start boarding school..."

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

The drop of more than 3.7 million boardings last year was due in part to the immigration sweeps that began at the beginning of the month, so numbers were expected to be higher this year.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 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

Several warships remain in the Caribbean, and Coast Guard teams are in position to conduct more boardings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 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

In Barnstaple two large boardings on the face of a public building recorded in golden letters the names of the townsmen who had joined the colours.

From The Drama Of Three Hundred & Sixty-Five Days Scenes In The Great War by Sir Hall Caine



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