grade school

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Nancy and Debbie clicked in grade school in part because they were both quiet, awkward and tall.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

It’s been speculated, notably by MSNOW’s Chris Hayes, that Trump was looking at the Mercator Projection map that we probably all remember from our grade school geography textbooks.

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2026

Recall from grade school fraction math that you may cancel diagonally; the two “sales” disappear, as do the “assets.”

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

For Schneider, there was the time a jazz combo played in an assembly at grade school.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025

In eight more weeks, Francie and Neeley would graduate from grade school.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith