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Two dozen schoolgirls who were kidnapped from a boarding school in Nigeria’s northwestern Kebbi state last week have been freed, according to officials, as the country grapples with a wave of mass abductions in recent days.
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Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
All 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a school last week in Nigeria’s Kebbi state have been rescued, the country's president announced Tuesday.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
At least 1,500 students have been seized in Nigeria since the famous kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls more than a decade ago, and many of the children were released only after ransoms were paid.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
That’s because Henderson was 37 years old, auditioning to play a 14-year-old schoolgirl.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
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Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
All 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a school last week in Nigeria’s Kebbi state have been rescued, the country's president announced Tuesday.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Nov. 2025
At least 1,500 students have been seized in Nigeria since the famous kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls more than a decade ago, and many of the children were released only after ransoms were paid.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
That’s because Henderson was 37 years old, auditioning to play a 14-year-old schoolgirl.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolgirl. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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schoolgirl
noun
school·girl
-ˌgər(-ə)l 
: a girl attending school
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