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In this teen drama, Carpenter plays a prep school classmate of Black student Starr (Amandla Stenberg), who witnesses a cop shoot and kill her unarmed friend after a routine traffic stop.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
When Manhattan’s elite want to make sure their offspring get into the prep school and then college of their choice, Lawrence Grey is the man to call no matter their grades, test scores or personality.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
Mekhi Nelson, freshman, 5-10, 185: Reclassified as summer enrollee after one season in prep school following a successful Pennsylvania high school career.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024
Compared with many other area prep schools, this one has more students and more money.
—Max Kutner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Dec. 2024
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1829, in the meaning defined above
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prep%20school. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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