schoolboy
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schoolboys
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There was also no evidence about any physical interaction between the schoolboy and anyone else during his journey from his south Belfast to the north.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Richmal Crompton’s chronicles of an English schoolboy and his misadventures began in 1922 and charmed readers for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A schoolboy named Waldham slipped off the cliffs after a scrum with friends and broke his arm in 1881.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
I will continue to wage this lonely battle as long as septuagenarian Angus Young is hopping around in schoolboy shorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It was a schoolboy look; Mr. Ludsbury knew it well.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
Like many schoolboys, I idolized Indiana Jones and James Bond for all the usual reasons, not least their double lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
"Hanging by a Wire" tells the story of the nail-biting race to save schoolboys dangling from a stranded cable car in the Himalayan foothills.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
"Sonny scored a great goal to give us that extra buffer. We had the schoolboys out there in the end."
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
Many of the schoolboys went on to have successful careers in music, including renowned composer John Rutter and John Blakely, who was a professor at the Royal College of Music for over 30 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024
Then he dove at Cecil again, both of them giggling like schoolboys.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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