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elementary

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


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The Higgs boson is a fundamental particle associated with the mechanism that gives many elementary particles their mass.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2026

From 10 elementary schools to eight; five middle schools to four; two high schools to one.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

In elementary school, I’d been invited up on stage by a magician to be part of a trick.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

For Rucker Johnson, a professor of public policy at UC Berkeley who is co-author of the study, the promise of such early investments in the state’s youngest children extends far beyond elementary school test scores.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Sorry,” he mutters, and I recognize Ahsan Kapadia from elementary school at Iqra.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan


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