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schoolchild

[skool-chahyld] / ˈskulˌtʃaɪld /




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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 British schoolchild learns about King Harold, William the Conqueror and 1066.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 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

Recently James Robinson, a prominent televangelist, compared Trump to a "little elementary schoolchild."

From Salon ● Dec. 25, 2022

Every schoolchild knew of the information abuses that nearly brought down civilization before the Thunderhead condensed into power.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

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

Three men sacrificed their lives to protect dozens of schoolchildren during an attempted mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

Some schoolchildren are singing a song from My Fair Lady, and my hand itches to turn up the volume.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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