college-preparatory
Americanadjective
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The Abbey called the police, and a college-preparatory school connected to the church went into lockdown as officials investigated.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2023
More than ever, people are seeing the value in expanded learning opportunities that provide the rigor of a college-preparatory classroom with the relevance and context of the real world.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022
In 1946, while attending the George School, a college-preparatory school in Newtown, Pa., Sondheim wrote the music and collaborated on the lyrics for a hit campus musical about life at the school called “By George.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
He’s been interested in horticulture since college-preparatory school, to the chagrin of a guidance counselor who told him, “There’s no health insurance in farming.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 25, 2019
These facts caused the grammar schools to take on more and more the character of college-preparatory schools; and when this was brought about they supplied the educational needs of but one portion of the community.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" by Various
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