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
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
Every schoolchild learns the name: Mesopotamia – the Fertile Crescent, the cradle of civilization.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
It was as broad as my hand and had a yellow 8 on each clear wing, as plain as if some careful schoolchild or God had painted it there.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
A spokesman for the emergency rescue service in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said schoolchildren were crushed and trapped after the roof gave way.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
In China, the agent drew interest from schoolchildren, retirees and everyone in between.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
No tech giant has been more aggressive in putting AI in front of schoolchildren than Google.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Food that would otherwise be thrown away by supermarkets is helping to feed hundreds of families and schoolchildren through a community meal scheme.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The mob included craftsmen and laborers, salesmen and tradesmen, mothers and schoolchildren.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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