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elementary

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


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A Z boson is a neutral elementary particle associated with the weak force.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

It’s difficult to go from elementary school and childhood—where everyone is roughly the same—to middle school and adolescence, when everyone is growing up at different rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Inside were my elementary school report cards, two programs from concerts I played as a percussionist with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and other assorted evidence of a childhood.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

“All four of these schools exceed that average elementary school school size, which is why we’re comfortable bringing them forward,” Tokes responded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

I still haven’t gotten used to how much bigger junior high is than elementary school, and how you can be in a class with thirty other kids and not know any of them.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée




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