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Recent Examples of preparatory school
In season 2 of Bel-Air, Ali took on a recurring role as Mrs. Hughes, Ashley’s English literature teacher at preparatory school.
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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
Oxbridge Academy is a private preparatory school for grades 6-12.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The future of the private college preparatory school was ultimately spared through a legal settlement last summer with parents and alumni who had sued the institution’s interim head of the school and board of trustees.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
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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
Oxbridge Academy is a private preparatory school for grades 6-12.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 17 May 2024
The future of the private college preparatory school was ultimately spared through a legal settlement last summer with parents and alumni who had sued the institution’s interim head of the school and board of trustees.
—Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparatory school
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His father was a church organist who taught in Lutheran elementary schools, and Marty attended a Lutheran prep school.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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Earlier this week, Newsweek reported that Barron Trump was starting a real-estate firm with a friend from his Palm Beach prep school and an Idaho real-estate developer.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
23 Jan. 2025
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Her great grandmother, of the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, an Akwesasne, had attended an Indian boarding school generations ago, and Bethmann had heard those stories passed down by her late grandmother, never quite knowing what to do with them.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Many small villages didn’t have high schools, so students had to attend boarding schools or receive and submit assignments by mail.—
Emily Schwing,
ProPublica,
4 Mar. 2025
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Instead, the hardline Islamist group has done an about-face and banned women from going to university, closed secondary schools and beauty salons, and stopped women from working at NGOs, including at the United Nations.—
Salma Abdelaziz,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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Historic buildings, elementary and secondary schools, manufacturing buildings, agricultural buildings and federal buildings can apply to be exempted.—
Christine Condon,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Jan. 2025
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The monthly goal is to give away about a thousand books, usually to elementary schools, middle schools and different children’s organizations, or to have students come into the bookstore and clear the shelves themselves.—
Shanzeh Ahmad,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2025
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Prairie Park Elementary, 2711 Kensington Road, is one of ten elementary schools in Lawrence Unified School District 497.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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Project 2025 proposes that the government could support parents who choose to homeschool or put their kids in a religious primary school by providing Educational Savings Accounts and school vouchers.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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The photographer’s first campaign under this new course showed a primary school class made up of a multiracial group of children.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
13 Jan. 2025
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The slow cooker does the heavy lifting, making this a low-effort yet nutrient-dense option for meal prep or a cozy dinner.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Mar. 2025
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Having responsibility for all the prep, but no control over what fighters will actually do when facing a glut of enemies, can feel punishing, unfair, and only sometimes motivating to try something different.—
Kevin Purdy,
Ars Technica,
5 Mar. 2025
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Australia has suffered a spate of antisemitic attacks in recent months, with homes, schools, synagogues and vehicles targeted by vandalism and arson, drawing the ire of the country’s traditional ally Israel.—
Reuters,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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Residents have complained about chases in their neighborhoods and around schools, hospitals, and places of worship.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Day two of the Texas high school boys basketball UIL state championships are here.—
Charles Baggarly and,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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Hamby noted older teens in high school should be mindful of behaviors that hinder their personal growth.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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