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pupil

[pyoo-puhl] / ˈpju pəl /


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The Census Bureau reported in May that U.S. public school spending per pupil rose to $17,619 in fiscal 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Functional magnetic resonance imaging was used to track brain activity, while breathing patterns, heart activity, skin conductance, and pupil responses were monitored at the same time.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Figures from the UK government put the average cost of a uniforms at about £343 annually for primary school children and £442 for a comprehensive pupil.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

Computer geeks Tang Jie and Yang Zhilin were mere teacher and pupil more than a decade ago, with dreams of building a machine that could think like a human.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Then he would go to the goldhouse of Zau the Master and beg to be accepted as a pupil.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw




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