schoolgirl
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A chunk of bone discovered on a beach by a schoolgirl could be up to half a million years old, according to an evolutionary biologist.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
The Altadena schoolgirl was witnessing the Big Bang of L.A. smog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
One 17-year-old schoolgirl in north Tehran said the city felt like a vast cemetery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Brahim Chnina, the Moroccan father of a schoolgirl who falsely claimed that Paty had asked Muslim students to leave his classroom before showing the caricatures, was sentenced to 13 years.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
When she spoke of Pauline Hawthorne, her tone was half the adoration of a schoolgirl for a crush, half the adoration of a devotee for a saint.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
After 24 schoolgirls were released from Kebbi, state governor Nasir Idris, said the release was secured through "non-kinetic" efforts -- such as diplomacy.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
While the 25 schoolgirls from Kebbi and 50 students from Papiri have been released, dozens of people remain missing.
From Barron's ● Nov. 26, 2025
A roving, sumptuous narrative entrenched in the labyrinthine relationships of a small southern Italian town, “My Brilliant Friend” follows Lila and Elena, schoolgirls growing up in postwar Naples.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
The pair, from Swansea, first played for Wales in 1977 as schoolgirls.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
How they fought over that one like schoolgirls arguing over who will hold whose hand!
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
