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schoolchild

[skool-chahyld] / ˈskulˌtʃaɪld /




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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

In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024

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

One year before the nation would collapse in the Great Depression, the world’s first billionaire gave out dimes to schoolchildren.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Indonesian schoolchildren prayed for rain on Thursday as another firefighter lost his life battling drought-fuelled blazes consuming forests and peatlands and blanketing parts of Southeast Asia in a sickening haze.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

In China, the agent drew interest from schoolchildren, retirees and everyone in between.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

While schoolchildren are encountering Google’s AI tools on school-issued Chromebooks, teachers and parents note students are accessing AI through other chatbots, too, such as ChatGPT.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Riccio looked around for their pursuer but all he could see were bored faces staring into shop windows and a bunch of giggling schoolchildren.

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke


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