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Over the last decade, more than 100 of the 276 Chibok schoolgirls taken by terrorist group Boko Haram have since regained their freedom.
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Stephanie Busari, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The rise in Nigeria of mass abductions of dozens to hundreds of people, especially children, is often traced to the kidnapping by Islamist militants Boko Haram of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town in April 2014.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
At least 1,400 students have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since 2014, when Boko Haram militants seized hundreds of schoolgirls from Borno state’s Chibok village.
—Chinedu Asadu, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024
The evening truly goes on the fritz when Lilly, Torelli’s young Satanist, enters in a pinafore doing an unnervingly wonderful impersonation of an ordinary schoolgirl.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
An Australian schoolgirl has found fame after CCTV footage in her Queensland home recorded her heroic efforts to save her pet guinea pig, MaxiBon, from the jaws of a wild snake — by grabbing the snake by its tail and swinging it around.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
Elsewhere, with two teenagers of her own, the photographer has taken great pleasure in working with the three schoolgirls, one of whom is now studying film in Warsaw and used the project in her coursework.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Boko Haram’s abduction of 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in the town of Chibok 10 years ago, which set off international outrage, is still an open wound; 98 of the victims are still missing, according to Amnesty International.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
According to the exhibition, modern kawaii culture was born in 1914 when artist and illustrator Yumeji Takehisa opened a shop in downtown Tokyo selling accessories and stationery with Western motifs such as mushrooms and castles designed to appeal to schoolgirls.
—Zara Khan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
Stephanie Busari, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The rise in Nigeria of mass abductions of dozens to hundreds of people, especially children, is often traced to the kidnapping by Islamist militants Boko Haram of 276 schoolgirls from Chibok town in April 2014.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
At least 1,400 students have been kidnapped from Nigerian schools since 2014, when Boko Haram militants seized hundreds of schoolgirls from Borno state’s Chibok village.
—Chinedu Asadu, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024
The evening truly goes on the fritz when Lilly, Torelli’s young Satanist, enters in a pinafore doing an unnervingly wonderful impersonation of an ordinary schoolgirl.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
An Australian schoolgirl has found fame after CCTV footage in her Queensland home recorded her heroic efforts to save her pet guinea pig, MaxiBon, from the jaws of a wild snake — by grabbing the snake by its tail and swinging it around.
—Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2024
Elsewhere, with two teenagers of her own, the photographer has taken great pleasure in working with the three schoolgirls, one of whom is now studying film in Warsaw and used the project in her coursework.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Boko Haram’s abduction of 276 schoolgirls from their dormitory in the town of Chibok 10 years ago, which set off international outrage, is still an open wound; 98 of the victims are still missing, according to Amnesty International.
—Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
According to the exhibition, modern kawaii culture was born in 1914 when artist and illustrator Yumeji Takehisa opened a shop in downtown Tokyo selling accessories and stationery with Western motifs such as mushrooms and castles designed to appeal to schoolgirls.
—Zara Khan, CNN, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Schoolgirl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schoolgirl. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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schoolgirl
noun
school·girl
-ˌgər(-ə)l 
: a girl attending school
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