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elementary

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


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Vista del Valle Elementary hosts all seven elementary schools in the district each year for the meet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

As an advocate for the local library told me, by the next day, all the children at the local elementary school had heard about Gamble.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

He is phasing out 1:1 Chromebooks for elementary students and has decided to block YouTube for the upcoming school year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Stress increases cortisol levels, which in turn drives cravings for quick, energy-dense foods — carbs, sugar, the kinds of things that dominate elementary school diets.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Not that many girls carry purses in junior high, but I got my period back in elementary school and got caught one day without any “supplies.”

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




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