schoolboy
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Origin of schoolboy
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We track his evolution from Liverpudlian schoolboy to American media entrepreneur, his heart broken repeatedly by an English team whose hype is never matched by its performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The schoolboy said it would be "quite unusual" to become the youngest amputee to complete the challenge and added he was proud of himself for signing up.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
“The Boys of Dungeon Lane” begins with “As You Lie There,” his fond remembrances about a schoolboy crush.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
In “Conundrum,” Morris claimed that it had “seemed perfectly natural to me to play the girl’s role” in schoolboy romances at Lancing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Surely her vision was failing, because I was obviously not some stinky schoolboy standing here before her.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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