school run

noun

British
: a regular trip in which parents take their children to or from school each day

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Peet recalls doing a school run one day and having a woman come up to her. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Tourists do not want the reality of local life – the rush hour commute, the cooking, the school run. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 31 July 2026 Margaret Flanagan, who now directs the ongoing nun study at UT Health, has family members who attended a Chicago school run by the School Sisters of Notre Dame. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 With only 12 weeks to pull together a wardrobe for the cast, and few of Jones’s old clothing in the archives, Rowe recreated some historical looks— such as the infamous red penguin-print pajama set (a version of the pajama top is worn by Jones on a school run in the new film). — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for school run

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“School run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/school%20run. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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