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Three top players in the CCC – Bela Cucuta of Newington, who averaged almost 25 ppg last year; Callie Cosgrove of Conard, who scored her 1,000th point as a junior last year and E.O. Smith’s Jill Dingler, who helped her team to a state title two years ago, are all at prep schools.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who has been named a person of interest in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, attended a private prep school in Baltimore before studying at the University of Pennsylvania, according to his LinkedIn account and spokespeople for both schools.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The man police suspect of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was class valedictorian at a prestigious Maryland prep school and graduated with honors from an Ivy League school.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Nelson expected two months ago to spend the fall at a Connecticut prep school.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old who has been named a person of interest in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, attended a private prep school in Baltimore before studying at the University of Pennsylvania, according to his LinkedIn account and spokespeople for both schools.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
The man police suspect of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was class valedictorian at a prestigious Maryland prep school and graduated with honors from an Ivy League school.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Nelson expected two months ago to spend the fall at a Connecticut prep school.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prep school
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About 600 girls up to ninth grade attend this elementary/preparatory school, located inside the Qalandia refugee camp.Scott Neuman, NPR, 3 Dec. 2024
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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.Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 3 Dec. 2024
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Other finds served as messages from the past, connecting 17th-century schoolgirls to modern archaeologists, who uncovered the students’ decorative paper cuttings beneath the floorboards of their former London boarding school.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Boarders follows five talented, Black inner-city teens transported to an alien world — a British boarding school — after gaining scholarships to the prestigious St. Gilbert’s.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Everyone, from high school dropouts to Ph.D.s, goes to the supermarket.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald 305-376-2129 Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Marlins and high school sports for the Miami Herald.Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2025
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Reopening schools will not be as easy as just opening doors.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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And those who grew up before the polio vaccine was available have memories of children returning to school in leg braces, requiring crutches, or using a wheelchair due to paralysis after a bout with the virus.Dr. Hannah Wunsch, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students — and funding — as birth rates fall across the nation.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Republican party and wealthy interests pulled this recall move on Gavin during the pandemic, capitalizing on frustration over public schools being closed.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The status quo of early morning bells in secondary schools—and somewhat later bells in elementary schools—is biologically backwards.Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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The series was based on the 2018 novel by Sally Rooney and starred Daisy Edgar-Jones and Mescal as a couple from secondary school to their undergraduate years in college.Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
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The return on investment (ROI) for trade school is equally appealing.David Nour, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Tom Noh is the CMO at Atomic Enrollment, a leading growth firm trusted by the largest trade schools across North America.Tom Noh, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Stock your kitchen: To make meal prep easier, keep low-carb staples like eggs, avocados, olive oil, non-starchy vegetables, nuts, and seeds on hand.Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2025
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Some provide a combination of meal kits and fully prepared dishes that don’t require any meal prep.Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Prep school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prep%20school. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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