Lae

American

[lah-ey, ley-ee] / ˈlɑ eɪ, ˈleɪ i /

noun

a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.

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LAE was founded in 2012 with the support of independent schools including Brighton College and Eton, which make annual donations.

From BBC

Approximately half of the Oxbridge offer-holders at LAE this year have been eligible for free school meals, in the care of a local authority, or are young carers.

From BBC

Alex Crossman, executive head teacher at LAE, said: "We exist very much to provide a particular type of opportunity, academic and professional, to communities that have not traditionally benefited from those sorts of opportunities."

From BBC

Samples of the highly infectious virus were found in two healthy children during a routine screening in Lae, a coastal city in the country's north east.

From BBC

It also has prevented the heavy equipment being trucked from Lae.

From Seattle Times

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