schoolchild
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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
He remembers being instructed, as a schoolchild, to stand waving along the route of the royal motorcade.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2023
Although he instantly saw this in three-dimensional terms, the nature of his insight is now known to every schoolchild who has ever drawn a graph.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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
And insurance companies continue to cover vaccinations for schoolchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
On Wednesday, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said eggs would again be provided to schoolchildren from August.
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
In Lincoln, Nebraska, the Nebraska Savings Bank had become the favorite bank of schoolchildren.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
