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grader

[grey-der] / ˈgreɪ dər /


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A year later, Robinson had Boobie, as an eighth grader, training with former NFL receivers, such as Dez Bryant, or college receivers on their way to the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 23, 2026

As an eighth grader, Guzman and Harel were teammates on the same track team.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

Working at a trading desk, as a grader at a coffee company or at a warehouse counts.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

But perhaps the biggest impediment is that the test to become a grader isn’t getting any easier.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Samira was a senior at Lynbrook High School, and from the moment I enrolled as a ninth grader, her protective-older-sibling instincts kicked in and she took me under her wing.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Which brings us back to Miss Craig’s fifth graders.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The seller, it turned out, had been auctioning coins that had been cleaned or artificially altered—a serious flaw that graders flag and collectors shun, rendering the coins nearly impossible to resell at a profit.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

In March, he was reassigned to teach sixth, seventh and eighth graders at Dodson Middle School in Rancho Palos Verdes.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Unified 8th graders and 8th graders statewide started off with higher scores, and improved at a slower rate: a rise of 6.2 percentage points for Locke; 2.9% for L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

I follow her directions and enter a classroom full of what I’m pretty sure are second graders.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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