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When his foster parents died, his family then sent him to a boarding school.
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Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
After his parents divorced in 1939, he was sent to live with a foster family and then to a Catholic boarding school.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
Nicolas and Mindy went to boarding school together in Switzerland and the two started dating in Season 3 after Mindy broke up with bandmate Benoît (Kevin Dias).
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
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Last week, a gang raided a boarding school for deaf children, the Institut Monfort, in the western outskirts of the capital.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
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Victoria Edel, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2024
After his parents divorced in 1939, he was sent to live with a foster family and then to a Catholic boarding school.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2024
Nicolas and Mindy went to boarding school together in Switzerland and the two started dating in Season 3 after Mindy broke up with bandmate Benoît (Kevin Dias).
—Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
Related article In a city cut off from the world, guns and drugs keep flowing
Last week, a gang raided a boarding school for deaf children, the Institut Monfort, in the western outskirts of the capital.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Boarding school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boarding%20school. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
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