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elementary

[el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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"At elite sports schools, talented students were usually selected and trained from elementary or middle school."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Cynthia Kuo, a 29-year-old elementary school teacher, said Trump was the "kind of person who just says whatever pops into his head."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Starting this year, Fresno elementary students returned their take‑home laptops, with computer access shifting to in class only.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

In its first moments, the universe was a seething soup of elementary particles and energetic photons that would destroy any atom before it could form.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

One morning, I wake up just as Dad is leaving for the elementary school with Ryan.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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