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a structure of boards, such as a floor or fence
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timber boards collectively
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the act of embarking on an aircraft, train, ship, etc
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a boarding pass
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a process used in tanning to accentuate the natural grain of hides, in which the surface of a softened leather is lightly creased by folding grain to grain and the fold is worked to and fro across the leather
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You can’t beat free bags, priority check-in and expedited boarding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The 13-year-old, who is second in line for the British throne, was dropped off at the all-boys boarding school by his parents, the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
In the eighth grade, Elsesser accepted a full scholarship to an elite boarding school in East Hampton, N.Y.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
I’ve seen many travelers turned away, either because it wasn’t on their boarding pass or they hadn’t signed up and thought it was the regular TSA PreCheck lane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
They were sad victims of another of the Mary Rose’s innovations—extremely strong, tall netting that surrounded the main deck, used to prevent an enemy from boarding the flagship.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
“But what we didn’t know until these boardings was what type of cyber risks were aboard these ships.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Former Royal Navy warship commander Tom Sharpe told BBC Verify it was "utterly confusing" and "pathetic" that no boardings had been carried out.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which is in the Arabian Sea, could serve as a base of operations for boardings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
"The EU could support Member States in their efforts if they agree to grant the EU the right to negotiate agreements on their behalf for pre-authorised boardings for inspections."
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
All about them were vast piles of lumber, two-by-fours, scantlings, boardings, shingles,—everything that possibly could be needed in the building of not one, but many structures.
From The White Desert by Anton Otto Fischer
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