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elementary

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


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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

Adams made high-degree-of-difficulty catches look elementary, like foregone conclusions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Two weeks into his brother’s trial, Collins was in class when their sister Chloe picked him up at the elementary school and took him to their grandmother’s house.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

The proposal comes weeks after the city banned AI for elementary and middle-schoolers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

You don’t really get to pick anything in elementary school.

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




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