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pupil

[pyoo-puhl] / ˈpyu pəl /


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She died peacefully at an assisted living facility in California, said her former pupil Shelly Moorman-Stahlman in a statement to the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Funding for these free breakfast clubs has risen from 60p to £1 per pupil, after schools raised concerns around costs.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

A 21-year-old university student, whose name was not made public, and sixth form pupil Juliette Kenny both died after contracting the infection - many others received in-patient hospital care.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

One of the schools which Leng and Hodgson work with is York High, which has a pupil population that is among the city's most deprived.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Merlyn had finished his breakfast, and was puffing at the meerschaum pipe which made his pupil believe that he breathed fire.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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