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classroom

[klas-room, -room, klahs-] / ˈklæsˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈklɑs- /
NOUN
room where learning takes place
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Christopher Jackson was sitting in his empty classroom one day last spring when he heard a frantic pounding on the door.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

For some of the other children, she’s still teaching the basics of how a classroom works: paying attention for five to 10 minutes, and which way is up and down on a piece of paper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Drury said what happened in the classroom was "unimaginable".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

He followed the teenager into a classroom, where he saw a teacher fighting with the suspect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

We walk down the dimly lit hall past the empty classroom and the choir practice room.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Some nod to what’s happening in America, such as when Carrie discovers the school library and gravitates straight to books that have been banned from classrooms and community libraries across the country.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

Arey would work to implement campus safety plans, support additional academic advising and career education and more closely “examine spending, contracts, program outcomes and administrative costs to ensure resources reach classrooms and directly support students.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

In classrooms like Jackson’s, it’s evolved into a frontline defense against predatory debt and generational wealth gaps.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

"It's not acceptable for classrooms to be dangerous," said Mavroudis, who hopes to become a cook and plans to move elsewhere in Europe to "countries where things are better".

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The classrooms were open concept and thoughtfully designed.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama


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