schoolchild
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They also backed successful efforts providing free breakfast and lunch for every California schoolchild, registering 1.2 million voters in the state, and supporting the state’s largest provider of services for immigrants, Steyer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Panka was a schoolchild when Mean Girls was first released in 2004, but the cult teen movie has become an enduring pop culture phenomenon.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Every schoolchild learns how larger European empires, including Russia, divided up the country among themselves in the 18th and 19th centuries, temporarily erasing it from the map.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Recently James Robinson, a prominent televangelist, compared Trump to a "little elementary schoolchild."
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2022
I’d done my homework here as a schoolchild.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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And insurance companies continue to cover vaccinations for schoolchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
On Wednesday, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said eggs would again be provided to schoolchildren from August.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
On a recent afternoon, English-speaking schoolchildren ordered colorful beverages at Starbucks in a slick shopping mall filled with premium boutiques and tech offices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Authorities say that, before they were killed, they slowed the shooters, sent out a warning and alerted police, allowing dozens of schoolchildren inside the mosque to scramble for safety.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
But some of the schoolchildren came out to greet us.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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