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boots (up)

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Definition of boots (up)

present tense third-person singular of boot (up)

as in schools

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Baltimore County's Board of Education named the former Anne Arundel County schools Chief Operating Officer (COO) as its next superintendent, officials announced Monday.

— JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 22 June 2026
There are people doing the hard work that schools such as Hi-Mount require.

— Alan J. Borsuk, jsonline.com, 12 June 2026

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The commission resolution, approved June 26 with Commissioner Miguel Gabela absent, instructs City Attorney George Wysong to explore legal avenues to blunt Live Local’s impact on the city, including potentially suing the state.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
In addition, the memo instructs the EPA to consider easing some civil enforcement against people who repair their own vehicles in good faith and restore them to their original operating condition.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026

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On the continent is an elite war college that educates healers, soldiers, scribes, and — most famously — dragon riders.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation's public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge by conservatives to incorporate more religion into classrooms.

— JAMIE STENGLE, Arkansas Online, 27 June 2026

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