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Recent Examples of elementary school
The United States military was likely responsible for the strike on an elementary school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, the deadliest incident of civilian casualties in the US and Israel’s almost week-long war with Iran, according to CNN and expert analysis of evidence.
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Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The explosion at the elementary school — which was near a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — is believed to be the deadliest strike of the war.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The new Garfield series will help Paramount+ beef up its children’s offerings, which already features heavy-hitters with the kindergarten and elementary school set SpongeBob SquarePants and PAW Patrol.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Satellite imagery of the Minab strikes aftermath NBC News verified seven structures hit at the site, including an elementary school.
—Julie Tsirkin, NBC news, 6 Mar. 2026
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Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
The explosion at the elementary school — which was near a branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — is believed to be the deadliest strike of the war.
—Ana Ceballos
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
The new Garfield series will help Paramount+ beef up its children’s offerings, which already features heavy-hitters with the kindergarten and elementary school set SpongeBob SquarePants and PAW Patrol.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
Satellite imagery of the Minab strikes aftermath NBC News verified seven structures hit at the site, including an elementary school.
—Julie Tsirkin, NBC news, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for elementary school
- secondary school
- primary school
- high school
- public school
- junior high school
- grammar school
- middle school
- senior high school
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The species name goes to David Rhys Jones, a secondary school physics teacher in Wales who taught the lead author.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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More than 200 million years after this creature last roamed what is now the United Kingdom, scientists have formally identified it as a new species — and named it after a secondary school physics teacher in Wales.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Among the dead are a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grade student, who were killed in their home, and an eighth-grader who also died with her mother, according to the city's mayor, Ihor Terekhov.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Among the dead were a primary school teacher and her son, a second-grader, killed in their home; and an eighth-grader who also died with her mother, according to the city’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov.—
Susie Blann,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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His son withdrew from high school.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Cheng has been involved in efforts to rethink high school graduation requirements in New York and the role of artificial intelligence in public education.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Monaca Maye Williamson, a long-time public school educator, was Adams’ sole challenger in this year’s primary.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Even a great public school isn’t great for every student.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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The arrest comes a day after an 11-year-old girl was arrested for stabbing a 12-year-old boy inside her Bronx junior high school.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Multiple vehicles were blocking the bus lane that day at the junior high school campus.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
14 Dec. 2025
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Meyers’ father, Michael, coached for 23 years at grammar schools and high schools on the South Side of Chicago.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2026
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The announcement Tuesday was accompanied by bagpipe music from the Chicago Stockyard Kitty Band, and a procession of St. Christina grammar school students.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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All are very involved fathers, who spend most weeknights and weekends coaching kids’ sports, running to and from junior dance classes, attending middle school orchestra concerts, and supervising playdates at the nearby park.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Mar. 2026
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But the tactic starts to fall apart around middle school.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Denver Post will present the April Heinrichs Award to an extraordinary senior high school girls soccer player from Colorado who’s also a star in the classroom and the community.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
1 Mar. 2026
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The former five-star prospect missed his entire senior high school season and freshman college season due to a torn ACL, reinjuring the same knee that had already been surgically repaired.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Elementary school.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elementary%20school. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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