elementary
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Physicists have traditionally sorted all elementary particles in our three-dimensional universe into two categories: bosons and fermions.
From Science Daily • May 9, 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
It’s not that I hate doing anything active, but in elementary school, PE meant going out on the blacktop in your regular clothes and playing softball or capture the flag.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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