Schools

British

/ skuːlz /

plural noun

the medieval Schoolmen collectively
1. the Examination Schools, the University building in which examinations are held
2. informal the Second Public Examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts; finals

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Schools were shuttered as smoke swathed the city in Nevada, near the California border, home to around 280,000 people.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Schools across the country are already wrestling with how much artificial intelligence belongs in education.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026

Schools may charge a service or convenience fee for using PayPal or Venmo, according to PayPal, and that fee is set by each school and its respective platform partner.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Schools having three branded items is still too many, she added.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

The Superintendent of Schools could see his face in any surface.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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