elementary
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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
Without the most elementary privacy, the daily habits of densely packed people always conflicted.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The proposal calls for reopening several shuttered early education centers, placing more preschool classrooms on elementary campuses and expanding the district’s relationship with local child-care providers.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
It was only around the fourth or fifth grade of elementary school that I finally realized, “Wait, maybe we’re a soy sauce shop.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
We never knew the elementary school was helping us until their custodian drove up to the loading bay with the payload of his truck overflowing with chain.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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Animal Farm
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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