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Recent Examples of preparatory school
About 600 girls up to ninth grade attend this elementary/preparatory school, located inside the Qalandia refugee camp.
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024
This property is also located within the premier San Dieguito Union High School District and directly across from the private college preparatory school, The Grauer School.
—Contributed Content, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
In season 2 of Bel-Air, Ali took on a recurring role as Mrs. Hughes, Ashley’s English literature teacher at preparatory school.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
What to know about Oxbridge Academy Barron is set to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, an elite preparatory school for grades six through 12.
—Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024
This property is also located within the premier San Dieguito Union High School District and directly across from the private college preparatory school, The Grauer School.
—Contributed Content, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2024
In season 2 of Bel-Air, Ali took on a recurring role as Mrs. Hughes, Ashley’s English literature teacher at preparatory school.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
What to know about Oxbridge Academy Barron is set to graduate from Oxbridge Academy in Palm Beach, Florida, an elite preparatory school for grades six through 12.
—Natasha Lovato, USA TODAY, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparatory school
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Starting with 1998’s Rushmore, his sophomore effort, set at a prep school, Anderson began keeping track of his own props, costumes and other crucial objects.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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The future king is currently studying at co-educational prep school Lambrook in the Berkshire countryside.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Apr. 2025
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Vagabond will begin with Curry's military-brat childhood and boarding school years, then continue into his young adulthood at university and his first on-stage gig.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The dude is not French; the NYC resident was reportedly born in Greece, attending boarding school in Belgium and Northeastern University in Boston.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Starmer was commenting as Netflix agreed a deal to make Adolescence available to all secondary schools across the UK via the Into Film+ streaming service.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the United States’ educational improvements slowed markedly as secondary schools struggled to boost performance and college tuition marched steadily higher.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Bear in mind that my knowledge of and exposure to computers before this was minimal, and my exposure to PCs had been nearly nil—I'd played Oregon Trail on an Apple IIe in elementary school, and the few computers that were in my classrooms or computer labs at the time were Macs.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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An elementary school teacher dragged a 3-year-old student across the floor of a room, causing injuries, West Virginia police said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Over time, dolphin teeth have allowed the villagers to pay for a new church, a sea wall and an extension to the local primary school.—
Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The public transit system that primary school students rely on is the same one that parents, employees, medical patients and college graduates rely on.—
Holly Arnold,
Baltimore Sun,
13 Mar. 2025
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The doctors learned how, with proper prep and information, filmmakers can produce incredibly lifelike and detailed results.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately, Thomas' Masters prep didn't come without its complications.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the months since, the settlement has faced a wave of objections from athletes, schools and other stakeholders.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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After being sent to an oppressive new school, outsider Conor Lawlor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) finds refuge in making music with his friends, all with the goal of impressing model Raphina (Lucy Boynton).—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The pair went to different Frisco high schools, but were both at Kuykendall Stadium on April 2 for a track meet, where the alleged stabbing occurred.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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In a series regular role, Pietz will play Donna, the no-nonsense high school secretary.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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