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Recent Examples of primary school
Over time, dolphin teeth have allowed the villagers to pay for a new church, a sea wall and an extension to the local primary school.
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Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The public transit system that primary school students rely on is the same one that parents, employees, medical patients and college graduates rely on.
—Holly Arnold, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Over recent years 70,000 primary school teachers across England and Wales have also been given access to free resources to protect our planet, through Premier League Primary Stars, a program to inspire young people aged 5 to 11 years old.
—Claire Poole, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Without informing the residents, the Liberian Ministry of Health converted a primary school into a holding center for Ebola patients in West Point, a working poor community in Monrovia.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
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Prianka Srinivasan Matthew Abbott, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The public transit system that primary school students rely on is the same one that parents, employees, medical patients and college graduates rely on.
—Holly Arnold, Baltimore Sun, 13 Mar. 2025
Over recent years 70,000 primary school teachers across England and Wales have also been given access to free resources to protect our planet, through Premier League Primary Stars, a program to inspire young people aged 5 to 11 years old.
—Claire Poole, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
Without informing the residents, the Liberian Ministry of Health converted a primary school into a holding center for Ebola patients in West Point, a working poor community in Monrovia.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for primary school
- secondary school
- elementary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- common school
- senior high school
- middle school
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Starmer was commenting as Netflix agreed a deal to make Adolescence available to all secondary schools across the UK via the Into Film+ streaming service.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the United States’ educational improvements slowed markedly as secondary schools struggled to boost performance and college tuition marched steadily higher.—
Matthew J. Slaughter,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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The series spotlights a group of teachers working at the Philadelphia elementary school of the same name.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Donald Wiseman is known for giving elementary school students musical experiences that keep them engaged and focused.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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In a series regular role, Pietz will play Donna, the no-nonsense high school secretary.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The pair went to different Frisco high schools, but were both at Kuykendall Stadium on April 2 for a track meet, where the alleged stabbing occurred.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Sanchez’s bill would require the organization that oversees public school sports and extracurricular activities to ban trans girls from playing women’s sports.—
Lia Russell,
Sacramento Bee,
25 Mar. 2025
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There’s plenty of talent and motivation in every public school in Connecticut.—
Liam McCusker,
Hartford Courant,
23 Mar. 2025
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But then in junior high school my world was rocked by one man: Bobby Caldwell.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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The series at the time focused on Hayley Mills, who played the title character, and her students at an Indianapolis junior high school.—
Rick Porter,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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The common school movement also advocated for the right of girls to attend public schools—the first co-educational high school in America only opened in 1840—which became widespread by the 1870s.—
Richard Stengel,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Indiana code requires the court to forfeit the bond of a defendant who fails to appear in court and transfer the bond amount to the state common school fund, according to the audit.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Dec. 2024
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Nothing was normal about this all-star matchup, which pitted 99 of the South Bay’s best senior high school football players against each other on North and South teams.—
Christian Babcock,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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About six companies specially recruit junior and senior high school students every fall, according to its website.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2025
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Students at a middle school in Germany staged a walkout in February over anti-DEI measures that was timed to coincide with Hegseth visiting the country.—
Lexi Lonas Cochran,
The Hill,
13 Apr. 2025
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Membership surveys have shown that many members of the AMS developed a passion for weather in elementary or middle school.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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“Primary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/primary%20school. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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