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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

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

Other options include new sanctions, expelling Russian diplomats or closing more of its embassies and consulates in Europe, and intercepting and boarding more vessels of Russia’s shadow fleet, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

While at boarding school, he had his first brush with the mystique of acting when he was called on stage to assist a magician with an illusion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Sean said he heard some knucklehead in the ceramics studio claim that Erin was being sent to a Catholic boarding school somewhere in California.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

The area is currently served by two bus lines, which saw roughly 20,000 boardings in September, according to Metro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 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 route between downtown Los Angeles and Koreatown is one of Metro’s most heavily used rail lines, with an average of around 65,000 daily boardings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 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

Boys were kicking about boardings that had been torn from the statues in Trafalgar Square.

From Women's Wild Oats Essays on the Re-fixing of Moral Standards by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley


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