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pupil

[pyoo-puhl] / ˈpyu pəl /


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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

The Safety In and Around Schools Partnership will train school leaders on the risk of knife crime and develop "local solutions to improve pupil safety and prevent serious violence".

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Appeal judges have reduced the damages previously awarded to a former pupil who said he was repeatedly restrained at a private residential special school.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

The man was a pupil at the Mulberry Bush School in Standlake, Oxfordshire, more than a decade ago and was awarded £18,900 in damages by the High Court in November 2024.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Three of the six drawings were by Vesalius himself; the other three were by John Stephen of Kalkar, a highly respected pupil of Titian, which gives you some idea of their quality.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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