elementary
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Morning and afternoon recesses were common in U.S. elementary schools during the post-World War II decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
By her own account, the 85-year-old, originally from New York, "flunked" every art class she ever took, from elementary school to high school.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Coldplay will feature in a collaboration with PS22 Chorus, an acclaimed choir of students from a New York public elementary school.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
This energy scale is closely associated with the Higgs field, which is responsible for giving elementary particles their mass.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
“When the elementary school wanted new playground equipment, it took three years to get it. But bring up something boring, and it’s ready to go in twenty-four hours.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
Vocabulary lists containing elementary
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