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[grayd] / greɪd /




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This summer, Hetton Academy hit another milestone, with 80% of its pupils getting a pass of at least a grade 4 in maths and English.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Porter eventually left Texas for Fresno so when Everett’s family moved west to South Central Los Angeles, the youngest Everett, still in grade school, took over cooking for everyone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

“The company noted higher availability and throughput in November month-to-date but gave no figures, and did not disclose grade, recovery or availability for October,” it says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Former Education Secretary Michael Gove prioritised English, maths and science, while raising grade boundaries, making exams harder and limiting resits.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

I’d begin seventh grade on a pretty good level.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Parents in those areas are ambitious for their children, the inquiry found, but often prioritise happiness and life-readiness alongside or above high grades.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Lendeborg turned his grades around, and soon enough a player who’d clung to the last spot on a community college roster was the elite playmaker with the best programs in the country fighting over him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

At the end of each episode, Jerry grades the songs on lyrical strength, narrative structure, production and atmosphere, lore and literary devices, and emotional impact.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Greer said that due to a cap on student numbers, QUB had turned away "around 500 students who had the grades to attend Queen's".

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“You are a good kid, Benji, with the biggest heart. I think that's more important than grades or basketball. Don’t you?”

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

Sean Braisted said administrators stepped in to give the student another chance to finish the assignment, and independently graded the project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The Wall Street Journal reported that U.S. insurers have around $40 billion of debt investments on their books that Egan-Jones has privately graded.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Among the criteria graded on Anderson's 'radar chart' were defensive regains, duel success, line-breaking passes, aerial-duel success and defensive errors.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The morning after my test, a sleep technician manually graded my data in 30-second increments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

“I received an email from your math teacher. Ms. Finch said that she graded those unit exams. She listed the class averages for each period.”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

But continued grading and construction soon made it possible for larger animals — including bobcats, mountain lions and coyotes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

Mounted on a vehicle dashboard, the app automatically takes a photograph every 10 seconds, identifying visible litter and grading it against a national standard before uploading the information.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Quince offers both lab-grown and natural stones which come with a grading report, the aforementioned return policy and a warranty.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

But audiences were no kinder than critics, grading “Digger” a C+ on opening night, per CinemaScore.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Mr. Miller is grading papers at his desk.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman


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