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schoolchild

[skool-chahyld] / ˈskulˌtʃaɪld /




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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

Panka was a schoolchild when Mean Girls was first released in 2004, but the cult teen movie has become an enduring pop culture phenomenon.

From BBC Mar. 18, 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

Recently James Robinson, a prominent televangelist, compared Trump to a "little elementary schoolchild."

From Salon Dec. 25, 2022

I’d done my homework here as a schoolchild.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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

Three men sacrificed their lives to protect dozens of schoolchildren during an attempted mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

The move rekindled a long-running debate over food and religion in the world's most populous country, with critics accusing the government of trying to turn schoolchildren vegetarian.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

Paddick and her children, Sid and Minnie, are among thousands of Hampshire residents caught up in the dragnet, which has pulled in drone pilots, schoolchildren and the local airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

A few schoolchildren, a few milkmen and street sweepers, but otherwise, our early-morning meeting is over before I would normally even leave for work.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse




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