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elementary

[el-uh-men-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˌɛl əˈmɛn tə ri, -tri /


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The first occupied a roped-off parking lot beside an elementary school.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

After-school programs geared toward transitional kindergarten or elementary school students can also be important for a neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

The lawsuit lists 37 elementary schools with the same or reduced money for arts instruction from 2022-23 to 2023-24 — when the new funding first arrived — and alleges that most L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Osterberg courted Britain's middle and upper classes for her college, deciding most elementary school girls were "absolutely unfit to be trained... their muscles have been starved from babyhood".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

“Well, maybe I won’t join. It was just something Claire and I were thinking of doing together. It’s our last year of elementary school.”

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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