report card
noun
1
: a report on a student that is periodically submitted by a school to the student's parents or guardian
2
: an evaluation of performance
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In just over two weeks our network of writers will begin doing midseason report cards.
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Cecil Joyce, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
In fact, had The Beacon News not asked about writing a story for this traditional political report card, there’s a good chance John Laesch would not have acknowledged it at all.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Mississippi had the highest infant mortality rates in the country in 2024, according to the report card, and the highest rates of preterm births, when a baby is born before 38 weeks of pregnancy.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
With no more elections in his future, President Donald Trump has begun to look past the Xs and Os of his daily battles to the grade on his final report card.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
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Cecil Joyce, The Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
In fact, had The Beacon News not asked about writing a story for this traditional political report card, there’s a good chance John Laesch would not have acknowledged it at all.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
Mississippi had the highest infant mortality rates in the country in 2024, according to the report card, and the highest rates of preterm births, when a baby is born before 38 weeks of pregnancy.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 25 Aug. 2025
With no more elections in his future, President Donald Trump has begun to look past the Xs and Os of his daily battles to the grade on his final report card.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Report card.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/report%20card. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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