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Recent Examples of preparatory school
Because the thing is that, According to Mirror, the Prince and Princess of Wales, are now deep into discussions about what will happen to Prince George once his time at preparatory school ends.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
Mauldin allegedly committed these offenses while a teacher at Nathaniel Greene Academy, a Christian, K-12 college preparatory school in Siloam, approximately 80 miles east of Atlanta.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Catholic college preparatory school is hoping the addition of new national corporate partners and an enhanced game day experience at Santa Ana Stadium will ease pressure in its ongoing fundraising efforts.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Founded in 2007, Pacific Ridge School serves over 660 students as an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory school for grades six through 12.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
Mauldin allegedly committed these offenses while a teacher at Nathaniel Greene Academy, a Christian, K-12 college preparatory school in Siloam, approximately 80 miles east of Atlanta.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The Catholic college preparatory school is hoping the addition of new national corporate partners and an enhanced game day experience at Santa Ana Stadium will ease pressure in its ongoing fundraising efforts.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Founded in 2007, Pacific Ridge School serves over 660 students as an independent, nonprofit, college preparatory school for grades six through 12.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preparatory school
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When Buckley arrived, a quarter of Yale students were legacies, and a third had gone to prep schools.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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By the turn of the century, even elite prep schools were starting to recruit international players.—
Dylan Scott,
Vox,
1 Apr. 2025
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The boat was carrying 60 tons of marble destined for Girard College, a boarding school that was under construction at the time.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Wendt attended Campion High School, a Jesuit boarding school in Wisconsin, before enrolling at the University of Notre Dame.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
20 May 2025
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The measure sponsored by Rep. Peggy Scott, R-Andover, called for restricting participation in girls sports at the elementary and secondary school levels to biological females as determined by genetics and reproductive organs.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2025
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And every year, 23 million more girls are completing secondary school compared to a decade ago.—
Maryanne Murray Buechner,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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In 2019, Hardin pleaded guilty to two counts of rape in connection with the 1997 rape of a Rogers elementary school teacher, according to previous reports from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.—
Parker Mancino,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Plans call for work to be done at Kimball and Kenyon Woods middle schools and Century Oaks and Glenbrook elementary schools as the district moves sixth-grade classes into middle schools and adds early learning centers at elementary schools, among other changes.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2025
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After the show, the garden–which has won a Best in Show Silver-will be relocated to a primary school in Arbroath to inspire creativity and connection with nature.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Founded in 1912, Yoshimoto Kogyo’s Tokyo office is inside an old primary school (shown below).—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Employees were observed eating and drinking in the front kitchen with their drinks stored on shelves above prep surfaces.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
30 May 2025
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Our chefs begin prep work around 10:00 a.m., followed by a short break in the afternoon.—
Leslie Kelly,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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In the weeks prior to their charter renewal, school leadership is contending with a damning third party audit report that alleged several major violations in the school’s governance and fiscal structure.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Tricia said the school’s prom guidelines did not specifically state that LGBTQ+ individuals were barred from attending school events.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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Dear Eric: An old high school girlfriend of my husband’s (more than 40 years) creates social media posts about him and tags him, including photos of him or of the two of them together.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The childhood Dodgers fan, who went to high school in Los Angeles, also totaled eight hits, zero walks, three strikeouts and 75 pitches in his first loss of the year.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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“Preparatory school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preparatory%20school. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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