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or preppie
as in schoolboy
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Thom Browne, fashion’s most dedicated preppy, took subversion to the extreme in his most recent collection, with boys in repp ties, grosgrain jockstraps and ladies-who-lunch bouclé skirt suits—a look that one imagines wouldn’t fly at any country club, except maybe one on Fire Island.
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Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022
Think about it: the record companies forced them to be clean cut and preppy and all those things.
—Gary Gerard Hamilton, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Feb. 2023
The 2022 Grace Wales Bonner Sambas have the brand's signature vintage-preppy spin with sleek tones, contrast stitching, and satin lining.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2022
Channeling an on-trend preppy heritage look but with the comforting familiarity of traditional decorating styles, dark leather decor truly has it all.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2023
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If only my schoolboy self had had the same experience with Dickens.Robert Johnston, theweek, 24 Oct. 2024
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The initial libel case related to Robinson making false accusations against a Syrian schoolboy who was attacked in an incident shared widely on social media.Lauren Kent, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
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While Olympia, Billy and Sarah go to ask Jimmy for his security cam footage, Matty spies some schoolgirls talking about their friend’s murder.Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Nearly everyone devoured them – from wealthy elites to schoolgirls to enslaved people technically banned from reading.Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Arthur Leigh Allen has been one of the only viable suspects in the Zodiac case for decades Comments The Zodiac Killer case remains unsolved, and three former students of a lead suspect are still looking for closure.Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Around 70,000 students descend upon downtown Indianapolis each fall for The FFA National Convention, the second largest annual convention in Indianapolis.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Oct. 2024
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Made by History takes readers beyond the headlines with articles written and edited by professional historians.Allison Mashell Mitchell / Made by History, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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That leads us to the next problem with freely available training data… Data Sets Walled Off In a lot of ways, this new problem is a lot like the problem that human readers encountered earlier in the evolution of the Internet.John Werner, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 24 June 2024
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On the Monday that should have marked the boy's first day back from fall break, teachers, schoolmates and family instead filled three hospital hallways to honor the lives Willie will now impact as an organ donor.Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2024
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Daniel, his family, and his schoolmates, are stand-up role models for little ones—who present realistic and healthy examples of toddler behavior, often through song—but parents can also learn a lesson or two from this family-friendly show.Kara Nesvig, Parents, 9 Oct. 2024
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He was required reading for decades of graduate students—and the bolder undergraduates.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2024
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Today, the federal government subsidizes colleges and universities through Pell grants for undergraduates, and Direct Loans and Direct Graduate PLUS loans for graduate students.Meg Little Reilly, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
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But among day students, Heff was something of an aristocrat.Mark Oppenheimer, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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At the start of the school day students slip their phone into the pouch.Chris Stokel-Walker, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Preppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preppy. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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