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elementary

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


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Unified officials quietly added $30 million to the elementary school arts budget for the 2024-25 school year amid ongoing accusations from Beutner, union leaders and parents.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

The local elementary school has noticeably fewer kids.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Osterberg courted Britain's middle and upper classes for her college, deciding most elementary school girls were "absolutely unfit to be trained... their muscles have been starved from babyhood".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

In Michigan, Shanel Talbert said she got involved in the fight for recess when her daughter’s elementary school reduced it last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Dad asks after we drop Ryan at the elementary.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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