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
Any schoolchild knows who came up with the telephone or the sewing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Every British schoolchild learns about King Harold, William the Conqueror and 1066.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
Recently James Robinson, a prominent televangelist, compared Trump to a "little elementary schoolchild."
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2022
A high school student might be left out if you spoke about “monetary policy,” and a schoolchild might not even follow a conversation about “the economy.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
And insurance companies continue to cover vaccinations for schoolchildren.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Of the 1.3 million schoolchildren evacuated from cities to the countryside, Mr. Scott writes, many “resorted to eating grasshoppers, snakes, and stream crabs as well as tooth-cleaning powder, paint, and crayons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
On Wednesday, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said eggs would again be provided to schoolchildren from August.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
A group of schoolchildren were passing through the area at a time and a school teacher was seen standing in front of them to protect them, according to local media.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Tens of thousands of schoolchildren would be sitting in their classes, gathered around their new Stormbreakers, waiting for the moment—at midday exactly—when the prime minister would press the button and bring them on-line.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
