schoolchild
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They also backed successful efforts providing free breakfast and lunch for every California schoolchild, registering 1.2 million voters in the state, and supporting the state’s largest provider of services for immigrants, Steyer said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Every schoolchild learns how larger European empires, including Russia, divided up the country among themselves in the 18th and 19th centuries, temporarily erasing it from the map.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
Every British schoolchild learns about King Harold, William the Conqueror and 1066.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
Every schoolchild learns the name: Mesopotamia – the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of civilization.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
What happened next has become part of historical legend, a tale told to every American schoolchild.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
On its website, it says it welcomes "above all" veterans of the Ukraine war and their families, as well as students and schoolchildren.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
In China, the agent drew interest from schoolchildren, retirees and everyone in between.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
During her visit, Sharman met with local schoolchildren to talk about her time aboard the Mir Space Station, where she carried out scientific experiments and observations of Earth.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
At one point, a Greenlandic politician told ProPublica, some schoolchildren were instructed to practice hiding under their desks in case of such an event.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
In George Washingtons day, schoolchildren on both sides of the Atlantic were admonished to use shall instead of will in some cases.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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